Chanteloup

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04019CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Site Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Sel-de-Bretagne, arrondissement de Redon
Font Notes:
Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as an octagonal double font of the 15th century; the main body of the font is an octagonal prism, top to bottom, its sides covered in rich grapevine ornamentation; one side has the square protrusion which constitutes the auxiliary basin, again, top to bottom, but its sides are ornamented with Gothic trilobed arches. Woden flat cover.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: double-font, octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, 1) octagonal 2) square

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 1610