Locunole / Locunolé

INFORMATION

FontID: 04574LOC
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Guénolé
Church Patron Saints: St. Winwaloe [aka Guénolé de Landévennec, Grimolay, Guignolet, Gwenole, Guingalan, Guingalois, Guinglin, Guingualoeus, Guingaloué, Gwenole, Gwennole, Uuingualoeus, Walloy, Winnoc, Winwallus, Winwaloeus]
Country Name: France
Location: Finistère, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Located in the canton d'Arzano, arrondissement de Quimper
Century and Period: 17th century,
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998); double baptismal font: the main basin is square with mouldings and raised on a cylindrical pedestal; the secundary basin is much smaller and round and very shallow, raised on a cylindrical shaft. An inscription dates the font to 1672.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: square (mounted)(double font)
Basin Interior Shape: round (both basins)
Basin Exterior Shape: square (basin1) and round (basin2)
Drainage Notes: NB: there may be a drain hole in the larger basin as well, but it is not documented

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: unknown
Inscription Text: "1672"
Inscription Source: Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998, v. 1, p. 45)

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes du Finistère (2 vols.), Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1998