Saint-Thurien / St-Thurien
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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed - diagonal
Scene Description: a/p description and illustration in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998)
INFORMATION
FontID: 04693THU
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Thurien
Church Patron Saints: St. Thurien
Country Name: France
Location: Finistère, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Scaër, arrondissement de Quimper
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century[basin only] [composite font],
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (1998) as a 16th-17th-century holy-water stoup; apparently, the ledge on one of the sides was meant to accommodate it against the wall but it was placed on a cylindrical base in the 19th century. The basin has twisted rib pattern.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite (pink)
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes du Finistère (2 vols.), Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1998