Feins No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04007FEI
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: This church has a 16th century double-font [cf. Index entry for Feins No. 2]
Site Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the Canton de Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné, arrondissement de Rennes
Font Notes:
Listed and described in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as a 15th century octagonal mounted holy-water stoup from the old church; the basin sides are carved with foliage and arch motifs; the underbowl has a human (?) head at each angle. The base is also octagonal.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000, p. 1356)

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, 1356