Tinteniac No. 2 / Teintenyac / Tinténiac / Tintenieg

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view of basin - upper view

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 15 June 2000 by BSI

view of font and cover

Scene Description: the 18thC font

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 15 June 2000 by BSI

INFORMATION

FontID: 03400TIN

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Sainte-Trinité-Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

Church Patron Saints: The Holy Trinity & The Assumption of St. Mary

Church Location: Rue du Prieuré, 35190 Tinténiac, France -- Tel.: +33 2 99 68 03 77

Country Name: France

Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne

Directions to Site: Located at the D20-D81-D637 crossroads, 25 km NW of Rennes. There are many interesting fonts listed for this area.

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Rennes, Dol & St Malo

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, S side, in a baptismal chapel/room

Century and Period: 18th century,

Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font

Cognate Fonts: Other late oval-shaped fonts whose basin contains two wells inside.

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

On-site notes: oval shaped basin with a pair of round wells on the inside, of equal size, only one of which has a drain; the space between the wells, up and down has two rectangular cavities designed to hold the holy crism and other substances of the baptism ritual; the current font cover is a copper (?) half-dome with a cross finial, though there is evidence of hinges for an earlier lid on the rim surface; the pedestal base is made of the same dark bluish marble as the basin, and it is plain, other than for some horizontal mouldings. Modern font.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.328581, -1.833344

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 19′ 42.89″ N, 1° 50′ 0.04″ W

UTM: 30U 586473 5353479

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (dark marble)

Number of Pieces: two or three

Font Shape: oval (mounted)(double font)

Basin Interior Shape: round (double-font)

Basin Exterior Shape: oval

Drainage Notes: Note that the drain is in the extreme inner side of one of the basins, leading to the centre of the pedestal base

Rim Thickness: 7 cm

Diameter (inside rim): 30 cm (each of two basins)

Diameter (includes rim): 80x60 cm

Basin Depth: 15 cm (each of two basins); 8 cm for the rectangular wells

Basin Total Height: 28 cm

Height of Base: 67 cm

Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm

Square Base Dimensions: 32x30 cm

Notes on Measurements: BSI. [NB: the "outside diameter" is given as the max. & min. radius of the oval. Each of the small rectangular wells is 16x8 cm and 8 cm in depth]

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern

Material: metal, copper

Notes: The half-dome cover is made of copper and has a brass cross finial. There is however evidence of an earlier lid on the hinges of the rim.