Honfleur
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BU01: design element - patterns - ribbed
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LB01: symbol - cross - Latin
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LB02: symbol - shell
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LID01: design element - patterns - festoon
Scene Description: all around the lower trim of the lid
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LID02: symbol - cross - Greek
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LID03: design element - motifs - scroll
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LID04: human figure - putto - head - 4?
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LID05: Christ - monogram - IHS
Scene Description: in a medallion-like frame
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LID06: symbol - cross - Greek
Scene Description: finial
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view of font and cover
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INFORMATION
FontID: 09353HON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise Sainte-Catherine
Church Patron Saints: St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine]
Country Name: France
Location: Calvados, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located across from Le Havre
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 19th century
Church Notes: Very interesting church (15th through 19th centuries), worth a visit
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font made of cast iron; the base is octagonal, thin and wide, to match the oval basin; it is decorated with Latin cross and pilgrim shell motifs; the basin is shallow with ribbed pattern on the underbowl; the most prominent part of the font is the low-dome cover decorated with an assortment of Greek cross, scroll and putto head motifs; the finial of the lid has a medallion-like lower part with the H over the S symbol and a Greek cross atop. [NB: this font falls outside the scope of this Index on account of its late date, but it has been included here as an item of interest] [We are grateful to Peter Fairweather of www.churchmousewebsite.co.uk for the images of this font]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, cast iron
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: oval (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: Cover finial
Inscription Text: [the H over the S symbol of Christ]
Inscription Source: [cf. Image Area]
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal, cast iron
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]