Guimiliau No. 2 / Gwimilio
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view of basin - interior
Scene Description: is it a font?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 25 June 2000 by BSI
view of font
Scene Description: is it a font?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 25 June 2000 by BSI
INFORMATION
FontID: 03414GUI
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Miliau
Church Patron Saints: St. Miliau [aka Miliav]
Church Location: 29400 Guimiliau, Bretagne, France
Country Name: France
Location: Finistère, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Guimiliau is about 20 kms south-west of Morlaix. Take the N12-E50 from Morlaix to Kermat, then a left turn to catch the 122; Guimiliau is about 2 kms down that road. [NB: not to be mistaken with Lampaul-Guimiliau in the same departement]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Quimper et Léon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, to the left of the S entrance
Century and Period: 17th century, Renaissance
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
On-site notes: a very large oblong basin with chamfered corners making it effectively octagonal; the only ornamentation on the basin is the graded chamfering on the sides; the base is a small bulbous pedestal disproportionate with the basin. Located to the left (west) of the south entrance [NB: we do not know whether this object has/had baptismal-related functions or not, but the decoration on the sides of the 'basin'] is quite similar to those on the 17th-century baptismal font]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
48.4885,
-3.9976
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
48° 29′ 18.6″ N,
3° 59′ 51.36″ W
UTM: 30U 426289 5371078
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite
Font Shape: rectangular (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Rim Thickness: 10 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 116 x 53 cm
Basin Depth: 28 cm
Basin Total Height: 50 cm
Height of Base: 40 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 156 x 73 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI