Molango / Molango de Escamilla

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Results: 6 records
B01: design element - motifs - floral - rose - 4-petal
B02: symbol - shield
B03: symbol - shield - heart crossed by arrows
B04: design element - motifs - foliage
B05: design element - motifs - foliage
INFORMATION
FontID: 09193MOL
Church/Chapel: [unknown]
Country Name: Mexico
Location: Hidalgo
Century and Period: 16th century(late), Tequitqui
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described and illustrated in Duverger (2003: 128, 131): baptismal font of the 16th century made of stone; the basin is hemispherical with straight upper sides decorated with four-petal roses -which Duverger (ibid.: 131) identifies with the Ausgustinian missionaries who had the font made- and large foliage motifs around a number of shield-shaped motifs, each with a different symbol: one them is a realistically-rendered human heart crossed by two arrows. The base has two parts: the upper is hemispherical too, but inverted and heavily recorated with large leaves; a moulding separates it from a lower volume that is cylindrical and appears totally plain.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Duverger, Christian, Pierres métisses: l'art sacré des indiens du Mexique au XVIe siècle, Paris: Seuil, 2003