Dureil

Results: 2 records

B01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: thick ribs, all around

B02: symbol - shield

Scene Description: may have contained the date of the font

INFORMATION

FontID: 06102DUR
Church/Chapel: Eglise St-Charles
Church Patron Saints: St. Charles
Country Name: France
Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Malicorne-sur-Sarthe, arrondissement de La Flèche
Font Location in Church: Now located in the nave, but originally wall-mounted on the western side
Century and Period: 16th century,
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 832) as a cylindrical holy-water stoup mounted on a short pedestal base; the sides are ornamented with thick ribs on which a single shield; the shield has a horizontal band with what appears to be the chiselled-off date; one of the sides of the basin is flat, which makes it originally wall-mounted. It is painted and damaged on the sides and upper rim.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted) [originally wall-mounted]
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 40 cm
Basin Total Height: 25 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 832)

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001