Vitre / Vitré

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04026VIT
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: 1593
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église Notre-Dame
Font Location in Church: South side, against a pillar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Vitré, arrondissement de Rennes
Font Notes:
Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as a late 16th-century white-marble pedestal stoup; the shallow basin has a large-rib pattern ornamentation on the underbowl; on one of the upper ends of the ribs appears the date "1593". The slender stem of the base is rounded and ornamented with foliage motif, as is the astragal under the basin; the base of this 'column' is rounded and the lower base and plinth (?) are square. The source [cf. supra] informs that the basin "est frappé d'une marque de marchand".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (white)
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: basin side
Inscription Text: "1593"
Inscription Notes: The source also note that the basin has "une marque de marchand" on it.
Inscription Source: Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000, v. 2, p. 1732)

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 1732