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B01: inscription

Scene Description: [cf. Inscription area]

INFORMATION

FontID: 06110LAM
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: France
Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Montmirail, arrondissement de Mamers
Font Location in Church: At the entrance to the church
Date: 1686
Century and Period: 17th century(late),
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1244) as a holy-water stoup made of black marble and dated from 1686 by an inscription that also records the name of the donor, Honorat Gomer, sieur des Jaunières and the salt-tax collector at Montmirail. The basin is circular with a significant scotia at the upper rim side; the inscription runs along the sides of the basin. The square pedestal base is of the baluster type. [NB: this same Honorat Gomer donated a baptismal font to the church of Cherré - cf. Index entry]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (black)
Font Shape: round (mounted)?
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: round?
Notes on Measurements: Measurements given as "vasque: 64 x 48 cm" in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1244)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: French
Inscription Notes: A gift of Honorat Gomer, sieur des Jaunières, 1686
Inscription Location: basin side
Inscription Text: "[...] DE HONORAT GOMER / [...] DES IAUNIERES 1686"
Inscription Source: Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1244)

REFERENCES

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