Plessis-Gassot / Le Plessis-Gassot
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03937PLE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église Notre-Dame
Font Location in Church: On the left side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton d' Écouen, arrondissement de Montmorency
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes du Val-d'Oise (1999) as a pedestal font of the 17th century in a black marble with white veins. The basin is round and plain except for a large scotia around its middle. The base is also round and plain, with a bulbous shape. It has a low-dome brass cover which opens to both ends.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal, brass
REFERENCES
- Tewkesbury Abbey (a Pitkin guide), Andover, Hants.: Pitkin Pictorials, 1992, vol. 1, p. 230