Ploudiry No. 1

Results: 2 records

B01: New Testament - Passion of Christ - Crucifixion

Scene Description: makes up the whole front of the stoup, full height, a/p description and illustration in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998)

B02: design element - patterns - ribbed

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

INFORMATION

FontID: 04685PLO
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: France
Location: Finistère, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Located 11 km E of Landerneau, about half-way between Brest and Morlaix, arrondissement de Brest
Date: 1675
Century and Period: 17th century,
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998) as a 17th-century holy-water stoup; chalice-shaped, like several other fonts and stoups in this arrondissement, it is notable for the large crucified Christ which makes the whole front of the stoup, complete with cross, "I.N.R.I." sign and the Golgotha skull under Christ's feet. There are two inscriptions on the basin [cf. Inscription], one relates to the donor, a priest named Yves Le Pape, and the second is a reference to his tomb which lies nearby on the north side.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin and French
Inscription Notes: Yves Le Pape, the donor, whose tomb is nearby
Inscription Location: basin sides
Inscription Text: "HIC : JACET : M : YVO : PAPE : P : MORTUUS : ANNO : 1715"
Inscription Source: Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998, v. 2, p. 996)

REFERENCES

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