Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon No. 2 / Quesnon

Results: 4 records

B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - trefoiled arches - 3

B02: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - trefoiled arches - 3

B03: design element - architectural - rectangle - blind - 3

B04: design element - architectural - rectangle - 1

Scene Description: Edged into the side

INFORMATION

FontID: 03405COU
Church/Chapel: Èglise paroissiale Saint Médard de Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Church Patron Saints: St. Medard [aka Medardus]
Church Location: 35140 Rives-du-Couesnon, France
Country Name: France
Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Located off he D22, W of the A84, 35 km NE of Rennes
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Rennes, Dol & St Malo
Font Location in Church: Outside, N side, in the garden
Date: 1505
Century and Period: 16th century(early),
A cube-like font serving as a planter in the garden. The sides are decorated with: 1)blind arcade of trefoil arches, 2)another such, 3)three blind rectangles, and 4)a rectangle edged into the side. It has a date inscribed "1505" [On-site notes]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.303403, -1.365902
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 18′ 12.25″ N, 1° 21′ 57.25″ W
UTM: 30U 621178 5351314

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Drainage Notes: There is large hole drilled in the middle of side 3, but we were unable to determine original drainage due to its current use as a planter.
Rim Thickness: 9-11 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 47 x 47 cm
Basin Total Height: 62 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 62 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 68 x 68 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI. [NB: the diameter (inside rim) refers to the square of the inside rim]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Text: "1505"
Inscription Source: BSI on-site