Acambaro No. 5 / Acámbaro
Image copyright © Rojas, 1967
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B01: design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rojas, 1967
Image Source: B&W photograph in Rojas (1967)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rojas, 1967
Image Source: B&W photograph in Rojas (1967)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11983ACA
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 18th century, Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia parroquial / Convento franciscano de Santa Maria de la Gracia
Font Location in Church: In the chapter room
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Acámbaro, Guanjuato, Mexico
Site Location: Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America
Directions to Site: Located at the confluence of roads 51, 61 and 120, 45-50 km NE of Morelia
Font Notes:
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Illustrated in Rojas (1967): a wall-mounted holy-water stoup with decoration similar to the one on the other Baroque stoup noted in this Index [cf. Index entry fo Acambaro No. 4]; the basin appears trefoil, with a moulded rim, the sides and underbowl decorated with the same profuse foliage that is found on the other stoup.
COORDINATES
UTM: 14Q 319950 2216004
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 20.0325, -100.721389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 20° 1′ 57″ N, 100° 43′ 17″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Rojas, Pedro, Acámbaro colonial: estudio histórico, artístico e iconogáfico, México, DF: Imprenta Universitaria, 1967, p. 87-88 and pl. 72