Breal-sous-Vitre / Bréal-sous-Vitré

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04022BRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Ancienne priorale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Site Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Vitré-Est, arrondissement de Rennes, 12 kms E of Vitré.
Font Notes:
Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as a 15th century square mounted font; the square basin has a rim with trilobe arches; below it a rounded moulding; the chamfer of the underbowl is plain, as is the square base. An almost flat brass lid has an orb-and-cross finial. Listed also in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- )

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: square

LID INFORMATION

Material: metal, brass

REFERENCES

  • Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, IV A 10
  • Le Patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 1685