Langon
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04006LAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font / baldaquin font
Cognate Fonts: Several others in the same area
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Pierre-et-Paul
Font Location in Church: North side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Site Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Redon, arrondissement de Redon
Font Notes:
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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: double-font, octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, octagonal (both)
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 1140