Riviere nr. Chinon / La Rivière

Results: 2 records

B01: design element - architectural - window - trefoiled

all around the basin sides, like an arcade
Scene Description: all around the basin sides, like an arcade

UB01: design element - motifs - foliage

on the capitals of the columns of the base
Scene Description: on the capitals of the columns of the base

INFORMATION

FontID: 06173RIV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: France
Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Chinon, arrondissement de Chinon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century, Gothic
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 471) as an oval mounted baptismal font of the 14th century; the oval basin is divided into two wells on the inside; the outer basin sides are ornamented with a series of trefoil windows, like an arcade. The base consists of short columns complete with capitals and bases.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: five?
Font Shape: oval (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
Notes on Measurements: Measurements given as "111 x 60 x 148 cm" in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 471)

REFERENCES

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