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INFORMATION
Font ID: 04001MER
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Chapelle de Notre-Dame-de-Joie
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: This chapel was originally built in the 13th century and rebuilt circa 1647 (Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine, 2000, v. 2, p. 936)
Site Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Maure-de-Bretagne, arrondissement de Redon
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as roughly quadrangular, medieval footless stoup; it is made of granite and totally plain. If it matches the date of the original chapel, it can be then dated to the 13th century.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 936