Solignac No. 5 / Solemniacum
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Scene Description: in use for baptisms at the time [June 2001]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 28 June 2001 by BSI
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 05118SOL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2001-06-28
Church / Chapel Name: Église abbatiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, nave, centre aisle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Address: rue de l'Abbaye, 87110 Solignac, France -- Tel.: +33 5 55 00 42 31
Site Location: Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the C2-C19-D32 crossroads, 10 km S of Limoges
Additional Comments: MUST USE for ARTICLE/PAPER: re-cycled font? was it used by sugar almond makers before its gentrification?
Font Notes:
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A copper kettle -resembling those used by the sugar almond makers in country fairs- is used now [June 2001] for the church's baptismal needs [Quel dommage!]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 365862 5068242
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.75472, 1.27528
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 45′ 16.99″ N, 1° 16′ 31.01″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, copper
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: no drainage system