Tendilla No. 2

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: all around the sides and underbowl, except where the shield symbols protrude

B02: coat of arms - Mendoza family

Scene Description: Mendozas of Tendilla, a/p identification by J.L.G. de Paz

view of basin

INFORMATION

FontID: 07142TEN
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Virgen de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located in La Alcarria, 20-30 km from Guadalajara capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, near the entrance
Century and Period: 16th century,
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic stoup
Described and illustrated in García de Paz' web site {URL below] as a holy-water stoup ornamented with the coat of arms of the Mendoza family. The basin is hemispherical and ornamented with a scotia under the rim; the sides are covered in a ribbed pattern on which stand out the shields with the coats-of-arms. The base is a columnar pedestal with square upper and lower ends. [NB: this same source informs that José María Azcárate de Ristory, in the 1983 Inventario Artístico de Guadalajara, dated the font and the stoup to the 16th century] -- [cf. Index entry for Tendilla No. 1 for the baptismal font] [We are grateful to José Luis García de Paz for the permission to use his source photographs]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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