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LB01: design element - patterns - ribbed

INFORMATION

FontID: 07660SOU
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: France
Location: Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Mirambeau, arrondissement de Jonzac
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century,
Described and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes... Charente-Maritime (2002, t. 1: 485) as a holy-water stoup of the 17th century; it appears to be made of four blocks of limestone, mostly quadrangular and shape and ornamented with mouldings; the upper base shows ribbed pattern. This same source identifies the nearby font as hexagonal and mounted on a columnar base; it is ornamented with an arcade and a baptismal scene [NB: the baptismal font is in the style of the 19th century and therefore not included in this Index] [Flohic ref.: 17171903]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: four?
Font Shape: pedestal stoup
Basin Exterior Shape: quadrangular
Font Height (less Plinth): 105 cm
Notes on Measurements: Patrimoine des communes... Charente-Maritime (2002, t. 1: 485)

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Charente-Maritime, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002