Bretteville-le-Rabet

Results: 2 records

B01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: around the basin and underbowl sides

LB01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: around the central part of the base

INFORMATION

FontID: 06207BRE
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Lô
Country Name: France
Location: Calvados, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Bretteville-sur-Laize, arrondissement de Caen
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century,
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Calvados (2001, v. 1: 314) as a round mounted baptismal font of the 17th or 18th century made of limestone; the shallow basin is ornamented with ribbed pattern; the base is a baluster-type pedestal with ribbed pattern ornamentation as well; the lower base is square.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Apparatus: no
Notes: flat lid with large Latin cross finial

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes du Calvados, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001