Chambray-les-Tours / Chambray-lès-Tours

Results: 3 records

B01: coat of arms - unidentified

on the fron side of the shallow basin
Scene Description: on the fron side of the shallow basin

B02: design element - patterns - scalloped

all over the basin sides and underbowl
Scene Description: all over the basin sides and underbowl

LB01: design element - motifs - foliage

on the lower part of the base stem
Scene Description: on the lower part of the base stem

INFORMATION

FontID: 06170CHA
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Symphorien
Church Patron Saints: St. Symphorian [Symphorien d'Autun] [† ca. 200]
Country Name: France
Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Chambray-lès-Tours, arrondissement de Tours
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the west entrance
Century and Period: 16th century, Renaissance
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 291) as a monolithic holy-water stoup made of light coloured marble; it consists of a shallow round-pan basin ornamented with scallop pattern and a shield bearing a coat of arms, all in very low-relief; the slender shaft of the base is slightly wide towards the bottom, itself ornamented with foliage in very low-relief as well.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 60 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 140 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 291)

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001