Granville No. 2
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 17 June 2000 by BSI
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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
INFORMATION
FontID: 03411GRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame du Cap Lihou
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: 50400 Granville, France
Country Name: France
Location: Manche, Normandie
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 Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century, Baroque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
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
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.836472, -1.605472
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 50′ 11.3″ N, 1° 36′ 19.7″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: oval (mounted) [double font]
Basin Interior Shape: round (A+B)
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
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]