Romazy No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 04013ROM
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Pierre-Saint-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 Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné, arrondissement de Rennes
Century and Period: 17th century,
Cognate Fonts: Chauvigné
Church Notes: The church was formerly a Benedictine priory.
Listed and described in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as a 17th-century double-font similar to the one at Chauvigné [cf. Index entry]. The damage to the one side of the large basin is the sort that occurs when an attempt is made to remove the metal staples of the rim.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite (granit de Chauvigné)
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted) (double-font)
Basin Interior Shape: octagonal (basin1) pentagonal (basin2)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal (basin1) pentagonal (basin2)

LID INFORMATION

Notes: The original staples from the old cover system are still on the rim

REFERENCES

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