Chauvigne / Chauvigné

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view of church exterior - southeast view

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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view of font

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view of font in context

Scene Description: in the south porch [opening into the south transept]; the statue on the wall behind is that of St John the Baptist

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view of object in context

Scene Description: Listed in Palissy [ref.: 1190614014]: "Ensemble de mobilier néo-gothique de la deuxième moitié du 19e siècle exécuté à Rennes par Ahzeres (?) ; tableau du Baptême du Christ signé et daté (E. Ker Launay 1959) [...] 2e moitié 19e siècle ; 3e quart 20e siècle [...] Remploi d'éléments du 18e siècle dans le retable [...] inscription gravée sur la serrure de la cuve baptismale : Ahzeres à Rennes" -- the object is a composite of unrelated parts, one of which was the baldaquin of the baptismal font.

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INFORMATION

FontID: 03977CHA
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: 23 Place du Bon Accueil / place de l'Église Notre Dame, 35490 Chauvigné, France
Country Name: France
Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Located off the D18-D97 crossroads, 15-30 km W of Fougères
Historical Region: Pays de Fougères - Antrain
Font Location in Church: In the narthex/porch of the S transept
Century and Period: 16th century,
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church Notes: church documented in the 11thC; modified 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th and 20thC -- listed in Mérimée, [ref.: IA00006594]
Listed in Palissy [ref.; IM35000745]: "Granite (monolithe) : taillé [...] Grande cuve octogonale et petite cuve rectangulaire sur pied rectangulaire [...] H = 85 ; l = 116 ; grande cuve : l = 76 ; petite cuve : l = 47 [...] 16e siècle (?)". Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as a double-font made of granite. The larger basin is octagonal; the smaller is polygonal (it has five sides, two longer than the others). It appears to be all one block of stone.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.376412, -1.461608
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 22′ 35.08″ N, 1° 27′ 41.79″ W
UTM: 30U 613918 5359282

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)(double-font))
Basin Interior Shape: octagonal (basin1) polygonal (basin2)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal (basin1) polygonal (basin2)
Diameter (includes rim): 116 cm* -- 76 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm* / 87 cm**
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.; IM35000745] / **Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000