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B1R01: design element - motifs - oval

Scene Description: a/p description and illustration in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998)

B2R01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: a/p desciption and illustration in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998)

LB01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: a/p desciption and illustration in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998)

INFORMATION

FontID: 04575GUI
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Valentin
Church Patron Saints: St. Valentin
Country Name: France
Location: Finistère, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Brest, arrondissement de Brest
Century and Period: 16th century,
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998) as a 16th-century baptismal font located in the ossuary; it is chalice-shaped; the hemispheric basin is ornamented with an upper level of oval motif and a lower one of ribbed pattern, with a thin moulding dividing the two registers; on one side (at least) there appear to be a shield framed in a garland. The stem of the base is rounded and has motifs similar to that on the lower register of the basin; the source [cf. supra] compares it to the "fleurons godronnés des croix finistériennes" (ibid., v. 1, p. 116). The lower base is octagonal.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, [kersantite?]
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

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