Sospel

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03687SOS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Cathédrale Saint-Michel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: 3 Pl. Saint-Michel, 06380 Sospel, France -- Tel.: +33 4 83 93 95 70
Site Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D2204, just W of the Italian border,30-35 km NE of Nice
Font Notes:
Octagonal chalice font mostly plain except for a few angular mouldings. It is covered by a most Baroque tall wooden cover described in the source as "une tente ouvragé de sculptures représentant l'abondance de fruits et la fécondité. Au-dessus se trouvent les petites anges ou putti[…]" and has a robed figure looking like a toga-ed Roman general as finial. (Patrimoine…Alpes-Maritimes, 2000, v. 2, p. 915)

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 375227 4859378
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.876944, 7.446944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 52′ 37″ N, 7° 26′ 49″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (Sospel marble?)
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: 18th century?
Material: wood
Notes: [cf. Font notes for details]

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 915