Saint-Saturnin / St. Saturnin
Results: 3 records
B01: design element - patterns - ribbed
Scene Description: all around the basin sides and underbowl
LB01: design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: large leaf nmotif ending in animal claws
LB02: animal - claw
Scene Description: at the end of the leaf motifs
INFORMATION
FontID: 06105SAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Saturnin
Church Patron Saints: St. Saturninus
Country Name: France
Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton du Mans, arrondissement du Mans
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1049) as a hemispherical mounted baptismal font of the 16th century, ornamented with ribbed pattern on the basin sides; the round upper base has large leaf motif that ends in animal claws; it rests on a plain square block. Flat wooden cover -appears modern- topped with a Latin-cross finial.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1049)
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat wooden lid with Latin cross finial
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001