Montabot

INFORMATION

FontID: 03383MON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Montabot
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Location: L'Église, 50410 Montabot, France
Country Name: France
Location: Manche, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located 13-14 km NW of Villedieu-les-Poêles, 35 km NE of Avranches.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Font Notes:
Described by Vivier-Seguin (1941) as a smallish font: the rectangular basin is trimmed at the angles and ornamented at the bottom with a moulding; the chamfer rests on a base which is well-proportioned and has a round torus; the lower base is square and has the upper angles trimmed. V-S report a short wooden pyramidal cover.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.934038, -1.125883
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 56′ 2.54″ N, 1° 7′ 33.18″ W
UTM: 30U 637255 5421816

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite (Vivier-Seguin)
Font Shape: rectangular (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood

REFERENCES

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