Montguillon

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06194MON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1456
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century (mid), Late Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: 11thC church
Church Address: 49500 Segré-en-Anjou Bleu, France
Site Location: Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D189, about 10 km NE of Segré-en-Anjou, about 40 km N of Angers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Angers
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 1212) as a square mounted baptismal font dated by an inscription to 1456 [the side of the auxiliary basin is somewhat rounded to accommodate the extra volume; the basin has two round wells; each of the outer sides is ornamented with a set of six trefoil windows on each, in two groups of three, like an arcade [the curved side of the basin is not visible in the illustration]. The base consists of five short round shafts, all with octagonal capitals and bases. Two wooden covers, one for each well, one bearing a cross symbol.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 669086 5288621
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.728801, -0.745026
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 43′ 43.69″ N, 0° 44′ 42.1″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: six?
Font Shape: double-font, square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round (both basins)
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, square (both)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: on the upper surface of the basin
Inscription Text: "1456"
Inscription Source: Le patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 1212)

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: one for each of the two round wells

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 1212