Crosmieres / Crosmières
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 06099CRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 17th century, Late Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Jehan Serru
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Hyppolite-et-Saint-Laurent
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Hippolytus of Rome & St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: Pl. de l'Église, 72200 Crosmières, France
Site Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D306, 8 km NW of La Flèche, 39 km SW of Le Mans
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese du Mans
Historical Region: Anjou / Le Pays fléchois
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: the upper part was added a century after the basin and base
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 1: 638) as a holy-water stoup consisting of three parts: the polygonal basin and base are by an unknown artisan and date from the time of the old church, the 15th century; the wall-mounted "backdrop", an ornamented stone arch, was added a century later; it is the work of Jehan Serru, a mason; an inscription on an upper cartouche informs that it was made and donated by Jehan Serru "mason"[=builder] on February 1, 1602.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 713527 5291982
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.745833, -0.151389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 44′ 45″ N, 0° 9′ 5″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone (from Rairies)
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: polygonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal
Notes on Measurements: "232 x 104 x 80" a/p Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 1: 638)
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Location: in a cartouche above the curve of the upper arch
Inscription Text: "FAIT ET DONNE PAR JEHAN SERRU MASON LE 1er FEVRIER 1602"
Inscription Notes: the text informs that it was "made and donated by Jehan Serru, builder"
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 1, p. 538