Mesnil-Drey / Mesnil Drieu
INFORMATION
FontID: 03357MES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation de Mesnil-Drey
Church Patron Saints: The Annunciation of St. Mary
Country Name: France
Location: Manche, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located off the D475, 18-20 km N of Avranches
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse of Coutances et Avranches
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Font Notes:
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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
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.809611, -1.422583
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 48′ 34.6″ N, 1° 25′ 21.3″ W
UTM: 30U 615813 5407491
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