Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault

INFORMATION

FontID: 03999GEO
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Georges
Church Patron Saints: St. George
Country Name: France
Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne
Directions to Site: In the canton de Louvigné-du-Désert, arrondissement de Fougères
Century and Period: 16th century(late),
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as a granite double-font of the 16th century; the two basins, one slightly smaller than the other, appear octagonal and they share a rectangular base; the whole appears to be a single block of stone. Thre are plain wooden lids hinged in the centre, between the two basins, to open on both ends. The source [cf. supra] reports that this is the font in which le père Maunoir was baptised in 1606; the font was transfered to the new church after 1869.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)(double-font)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal (both)

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood,

REFERENCES

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