Epaney - Épaney

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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: all around the basin and underbowl

INFORMATION

FontID: 06221EPA
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: France
Location: Calvados, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located in the conton de Couliboeuf, arrondissement de Caen
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century,
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Calvados (2001, v. 2: 1190) as a hemispherical mounted baptismal font of the 17th century; the rounded basin has a protruding upper rim; below it, a ribbed pattern covers the sides of the basin and underbowl. The base is a rounded pedestal of the baluster-type. There are traces of red paint still on the font.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, Caen stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

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