Guimiliau No. 2 / Gwimilio
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Scene Description: is it a font?
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 25 June 2000 by BSI
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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
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03414GUI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Date Visited: 2000-06-25
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Miliau
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, to the left of the S entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Miliau [aka Miliav]
Church Address: 29400 Guimiliau, Bretagne, France
Site Location: Finistère, Bretagne, France, Europe
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 Notes:
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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
UTM: 30U 426289 5371078
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.4885, -3.9976
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 29′ 18.6″ N, 3° 59′ 51.36″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: rectangular, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
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