Granville No. 2
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 17 June 2000 by BSI
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03411GRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2000-06-17
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century, Baroque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre-Dame du Cap Lihou
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 50400 Granville, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Granville is 30 kms SW of Coutances, right at the seaside.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches
Historical Region: Pays de Granville-Villedieu, Basse-Normandie
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: a late oval mounted font; the oval basin has two wells, one of which has a drain hole, and two smaller rectangular containers for the crism, etc. The protruding rim has a pattern decoration; the underbowl is ornamented with ribs. The pedestal base is equally decorated. The tall ornate brass cover matches the decoration of the font and has an orb-and-cross finial.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.836472, -1.605472
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 50′ 11.3″ N, 1° 36′ 19.7″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: double-font, oval, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round (A+B)
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, oval
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: In one well only
Diameter (inside rim): 50 x 68 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 58 x 74 cm
Basin Depth: 15 cm (each well)
Basin Total Height: 35 cm
Height of Base: 74 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 109 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site [NB: "Diameters" refer to length and width of the ellipse. The round wells are 33 cm in diameter. The rectangular receptacles are 11 x 19 cm each]
LID INFORMATION
Date: 18th century?
Material: metal, brass
Apparatus: none
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]