Mesnil-Drey / Mesnil Drieu

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03357MES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation de Mesnil-Drey
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Annunciation of St. Mary
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D475, 18-20 km N of Avranches
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse of Coutances et Avranches
Font Notes:
One of several Renaissance granite fonts reported by Vivier-Seguin (1941) in the area of Avranches: the octagonal is plain except for a shield carved on one of the sides [this shield is rough/blank] and long chamferred plates which rest on a short octagonal pedestal

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 615813 5407491
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.809611, -1.422583
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 48′ 34.6″ N, 1° 25′ 21.3″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite (Vivier-Seguin)
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, p. 85