Dannemois

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - patterns

BU01: design element - patterns - ribbed

R01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

INFORMATION

FontID: 07686DAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Mammès
Church Patron Saints: St. Mammes of Cesarea [aka Mamas, Mammas, Mammet]
Country Name: France
Location: Essonne, Île-de-France
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Milly-la-Fôret
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes... l'Essonne (2002, v. 2: 722) as an oval mounted baptismal font of the 14th or 15th century made of limestone; the oval basin has a roll moulding at the upper rim; the sides are ornamented with a band of busy stylised motifs; a thin moulding separates this band from the underbowl, which is decorated with very shallow ribbed pattern; the base is oval too, but narrower and practically plain [Flohic ref.: 91230503]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: oval (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
Diameter (includes rim): 60 x 95 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm
Notes on Measurements: Patrimoine des communes... l'Essonne (2002, v. 2: 722)

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Essonne, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002