Vich No. 2 / Vic

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BBU01: design element - motifs - moulding

CR01: design element - motifs - rope moulding

INFORMATION

FontID: 08143VIC
Museum and Inventory Number: Museo Episcopal de Vich / Museu Episcopal de Vic (Secció Lapidària)
Church/Chapel: [origin unknown]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Century and Period: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: The fonts at Sant Pere de Grau, Santa Maria de Lluçà and Puigpardinas/ Puigpardines, as well as one other in this same museum
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXII: 68-69): baptismal font of the last quarter of the 12th century; the basin is hemispherical with extended vertical sides and is mounted on a very short cylindrical base which appears to be one part with the basin; ornamentation consists on two rope mouldings, one at the upper side of the basin, a few inches from the rim, the other at the meeting point of the base and underbowl; the part of the basin above the upper rope moulding has been reduced so its diameter is somewhat smaller than right below the motif. This same Museum has a similar font [MEV 10 751] [cf. Index entry for Vich No. 1 for the other similar font in this museum] [NB: Bilbao (1996: 68 fn2) makes a reference to a baptismal font ornamented with rope motif, 'originally from Puigpardinas, now in the Museo Episcopal in Vich' [our translation]. That reference is incorrect: the Puigpardines/Puigpardinas font is in the town of the same name, in situ at the church -- cf. Index entry for Puigpardinas]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 91 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 86 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXII: 68)

REFERENCES

Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-