Cardoso

INFORMATION

FontID: 08130CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Chiesa parrocchiale [orig. a tabernacle from Sant'Agostino, Pietrasanta]
Country Name: Italy
Location: Lucca, Toscana
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1528
Century and Period: 16th century(early)
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Donato Benti
Font Notes:
Described in http://www.toscanamare.com/itinerari/percorsi/carrara.html : originally designed and built by Donato Benti in 1528 as a tabernacle for the Chiesa di Sant"agostino in Pietrasanta; it was later removed to the parish church at Cardoso where it was recycled for use as baptismal font.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone