Loc-Eguiner No. 1 / Loc-Éguiner

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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed

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

LB01: coat of arms - Brézal

the emblem of a cadet branch of the Brézal family, according to Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998)
Scene Description: the emblem of a cadet branch of the Brézal family, according to Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998)

INFORMATION

FontID: 04682LOC
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Éguiner
Church Patron Saints: St. Éguiner
Country Name: France
Location: Finistère, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Ploudiry, arrondissement de Brest
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998) as a 16th-century chalice-shaped holy-water stoup; the round basin has an inscription at the upper rim side [cf. Inscription] and large ribs on the side. The quasi-cylindrical stem of the base bears an emblem identified in the source as that of "branche cadette des Brézal."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: Translation given as: "Penses qur tu mourras, fais donc attention au terme" [=Think of the end for you are mortal]
Inscription Location: on the upper rim side
Inscription Text: "COGITA : MORI : RESPICE : FINEM"
Inscription Source: Original Latin and French translation in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998, v. 2, p. 989)

REFERENCES

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