Moral de la Reina No. 2
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B06: design element - motifs - foliage
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07964MOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María de la Asunción
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Plaza Santa Maria, 1, 47691 Moral de la Reina, Valladolid, Spain -- Tel.: +34 983 70 03 27
Site Location: Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the VA-905, 12-13 km N of Medina de Rioseco, about 55 km NNW of Valladolid capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Valladolid
Historical Region: Tierra de Campos
Font Notes:
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Listed in Martín González (1970: 201) as a noteworthy baptismal font of the 16th century. Described and illustrated in the Catálogo Monumental... (1960- , tomo XVI*) as an important and very interesting baptismal font that can be dated to the 16th century; the sides of the round basin decorated with motifs of the Childhood and Life of Christ: Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, Madonna and Child, Baptism of Christ; other decorations include putti and foliage. The font consists of a round, tapering basin raised on a pedestal base. A flat wooden cover, plain and modern appears on the font.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 328272 4650251
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.985556, -5.073056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 59′ 8″ N, 5° 4′ 23″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: plain and flat
REFERENCES
- García Chico, Esteban, Catálogo monumental de la provincia de Valladolid, Valladolid: Diputación de Valladolid, 1960-, tomo XVI*: p. 97 and pl. 90
- Martín González, Juan José, Inventario artístico de Valladolid y su provincia, Valladolid: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Dirección General de Bellas Artes, Comisaría del Patrimonio Artístico Nacional, 1970, p. 201