Langon

INFORMATION

FontID: 04006LAN

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Pierre-et-Paul

Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul

Country Name: France

Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne

Directions to Site: In the canton de Redon, arrondissement de Redon

Font Location in Church: North side

Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Gothic

Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font / baldaquin font

Cognate Fonts: Several others in the same area

Font Notes: Click to view

Listed and described in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as a 15th century double-font with two plain uneven octagonal basins; the base of the main basin is an octagonal pedestal, whereas that of the auxiliary font appears round. There is a wooden pyramidal cover on the main basin. The 17th century baldaquin over the font was recently restored.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite

Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)(double-font)

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal (both)

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood

REFERENCES

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