Chemaze No. 2 / Chemazé / Bourg-Philippe / Molieres / Molières St.-Léonard
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Results: 4 records
B01: inscription - date - name of donor - Mathurin le Potier
B02: symbol - cross
LB01: design element - motifs - moulding
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08657CHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1467
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century (mid), Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Léonard de Bourg-Philippe, à Chemazé
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Leonard
Church Address: Rue des Anges, 53200 Chemazé, France
Site Location: Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D587, 2-3 km SW of Chemazé, 10-12 km SW of Château-Gontier
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Laval
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2002, v. 1: 214): baptismal font of the double-basin type dated by an inscription to 1467; the outer shape is mainly rectangular, which corresponds to the primary basin, with a cylindrical constructional attachment that constitutes the small secondary basin. The side of the main basin bears an inscription dating the font to 1467 and naming one "Mathurin le Potier", probably the donor [cf. Index entry for Chemazé No. 1 for a baptismal font donated by "Mathurin Levesque" and dated to 1456]. The top volume of the font, that which corresponds to the two basins appears to be one block; the mase, which, though somewhat indented, corresponds to the same outline as the top, is made of several blocks. The material appears to be marble or a very polished grey-whitish limestone. [Flohic ref. no. 53060409]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 664365 5293382
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.772823, -0.806152
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 46′ 22.16″ N, 0° 48′ 22.15″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble? limestone?
Number of Pieces: several [7+]
Font Shape: double-font, rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, 1) rectangular 2) round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: French
Inscription Location: on the side of the main basin
Inscription Text: "IHS. IHS. + IHS. MARIA: LAN IIIccc LXVII MATHURIN LE POTIER"
Inscription Source: Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2002, v. 1: 214)
REFERENCES
- Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2 vols.), Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, vol. 1: 214