Besne / Besné
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 03967BES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Friard
Font Location in Church: In the baptismal chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Friard
Site Location: Loire-Atlantique, Grand-Ouest, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Pontchâteau, arrondissement de Saint-Nazaire
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Loire-Atlantique (1999) as a granite baptismal font and dated to the 14th century. It is an octagonal basin with plain sides but the tall chamfer sides have each a head which, according to the source [cf. supra], represent the capital sins (one of the figures illustrated in the source has horns on his forehead). The base is a cylindrical pedestal. There is a metal loop on the rim from the old locking system. The same source informs that this font was originally from the old church which was replaced by a new one started in 1883.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Loire-Atlantique, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 2, p. 923