Sampeyre-valle Varaita

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B01: symbol - key - keys of St. Peter

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B02: inscription

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BU01: design element - motifs - foliage

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CR01: symbol - shield

Scene Description: several, upside-down [cf. Font notes]

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CR02: design element - motifs - floral - rose

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CR03: design element - motifs - moulding

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LB01: symbol - key - keys of St. Peter

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LB02: design element - motifs - foliage

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INFORMATION

FontID: 07989SAM
Church/Chapel: Chiesa parrocchiale dei SS. Pietro e Paolo
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul
Country Name: Italy
Location: Cuneo, Piemonte
Directions to Site: Located in the Val Varaita, marchesato di Saluzzo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1482?
Century and Period: 15th century (late), Late Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Workshop of the Zabreri di Pagliero / heraldic font
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Don Roberto Mastacchi for the photograph of this font
Noteworthy baptismal font made of marble and dated 1482; from the workshop of the Zabreri di Pagliero [source: www.ghironda.com/saluzzo]. Though somewhat similar to many of the 'Credo' fonts of this workshop, it does not appear to have the characteristic Credo text on its basin sides; instead there is some inscription [only partial text is visible in the source], including the IHS anagram, as well as the pair of keys of St. Peter, one of the patron saints of this church; on the underbowl sides only the characteristic leaves at the angles; both the keys and the leaves decorate the lower base as well; the stem of the base appears to have been re-mounted the wrong way around, as the shields that alternate with roses on the centre ring show; mouldings up and down. The font has been fitted with a metal girdle, a later addition, probably to provide extra support for the basin.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: on the basin sides
Inscription Text: [full transcription not available] ["[...] / bri"?] / ["IHS"] [...]
Inscription Source: photograph