Higuera la Real

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04832HIG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Workshop/Group/Artisan: portable font
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Catalina Mártir de Higuera la Real
Font Location in Church: inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine]
Church Address: Pl. Constitución, 06350 Higuera la Real, Badajoz, Spain
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N-435, 3 km SW of Fregenal de la Sierra
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis of Mérida-Badajoz
Additional Comments: portable font
Font Notes:
Described in Mélida (1925) as an interesting piece ["curioso ejemplar"]: portable baptismal font of Talavera ceramic [NB: this Talavera probably refers to Talavera de la Reina, Toledo province, reknown for its ceramics, rather than Talavera la Real, Badajoz province]. It is fired in a white colour and is decorated with a scene of the Baptism of Christ in the river Jordan on the inside of the bowl, and with green foliage and yellow "mascarons" on the outside. No date given.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29S 703042 4223144
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.133333, -6.683333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 8′ 0″ N, 6° 41′ 0″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: ceramic
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 42 cm
Basin Total Height: 17.2 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 17.2 cm (no base)
Notes on Measurements: a/p Mélida (1925, v. 2, p. 267)

REFERENCES

  • Mélida, José Ramón, Catálogo monumental de España: provincia de Badajoz [3 vols.], Madrid: Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes, 1925, vol. 2, p. 267