Bazouge-des-Alleux No. 1 / La Bazouge-des-Alleux

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LB01: design element - motifs - moulding

Scene Description: several on the baluster-type base
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Flohic, 2002
Image Source: Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2002, v. 2: 684
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R01: design element - motifs - moulding

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Flohic, 2002
Image Source: Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2002, v. 2: 684
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08771BAZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Julien de La Bazouge-des-Alleux
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, to one side of the entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Julian
Church Address: Rue Mathieu Vannier, 53470 La Bazouge-des-Alleux, France
Site Location: Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D12, 11-12 km S of Mayenne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Laval
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2002, v. 2: 684): baptismal font of the 17th century consisting of a roughly hemispherical shallow basin, plain except for a moulding at upper rim, and a square pedestal base of the baluster type; the stone is identified as "marbre gris veiné de Louverné". Low dome made of copper and provided with two handles near the top. [cf. Index entry for Bazouge-des-Alleux No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of about the same period in this church] [Flohic ref. no. 53190404]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 677654 5339455
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.183468, -0.609868
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 11′ 0.49″ N, 0° 36′ 35.53″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (grey) (marbre gris veiné de Louverné)
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: unknown
Material: metal, copper
Apparatus: no
Notes: low dome

REFERENCES

  • Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2 vols.), Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, vol. 2: 684