Mesnil-Vigot

INFORMATION

FontID: 03249MES
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale de Mesnil-Vigot
Church Location: Rue de l'Église, 50570 Remilly-les-Marais, France
Country Name: France
Location: Manche, Normandie
Directions to Site: Mesnil-Vigot is located off the D339, about 18 km W of Saint-Lô
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described by Grout as having an octagonal basin and a massive rectangular base "aux angles abattus". Of the two sources available in Vivier-Seguin there is discrepancy as to the material of which the font is made (Seguin gives limestone, while Grout gives granite); there is disagreement also on the description of the ornamentation (Grout gives interlace motif, while Seguin describes it as "pointes de diamant"). There are still visible traces of black, red and yellow paint on it (in Vivier, 1941)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.1561, -1.2808
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 9′ 21.96″ N, 1° 16′ 50.88″ W
UTM: 30U 625350 5446232

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone? or granite?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941