Aculco / San Jeronimo Aculco
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B01: symbol - shield - emblem - Franciscan Order
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Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
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B02: inscription
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
INFORMATION
FontID: 11847ACU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesai de San Jeronimo
Church Patron Saints: St. Jerome
Country Name: Mexico
Location: México
Directions to Site: Located between Polotitaln to the N and Acambay to the S, in the NW corner of the state, near the Queretaro border
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th century, Tequitqui
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Font Notes:
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Noted in www.mexico-tenoch.com as a baptismal font of the 16th century decorated with Franciscan shields and Latin inscriptions. [cf. Index entry for Zinacantepec for another font with shields and inscriptions -though in Nahua and Spanish]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: [text not available]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]