Cuernavaca No. 3

INFORMATION

FontID: 11902CUE
Museum and Inventory Number: Museo Regional de Historia Cuauhnahuac (Palacio Cortes)
Church/Chapel: [in a museum -- origin unknown]
Country Name: Mexico
Location: Morelos
Directions to Site: The museum is located on Leyva no. 100, in the historical quarter of Cuernavaca, opposite the Zócalo
Font Location in Church: [In a museum]
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century, Tequitqui
Large baptismal font of the hemispherical type located now [2004+] in the Museo Regional Cuauhnáhuac de los Pueblos de Morelos, in the Palacio Cortés, Cuernavaca; the basin has a band around the upper rim that combines nested chevrons with roundels, while the sides and underbowl are covered in a ribbed pattern very much like the ones found in the fonts of Castille, in Spain; the large basin is raised on a squat base, probably modern. [NB: cf. Index entry for Cuernavaca No. 2 for a holy-water stoup listed in the same museum].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round