Paris No. 15 / Lutetia Parisiorum
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12061PAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Workshop/Group/Artisan: golden font / royal font?
Church / Chapel Name: [disappeared?]
Site Location: Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Ecclesiastic Region: Archidiocèse métropolitain de Paris
Additional Comments: disappeared font? -- price of the font: said to have been worth one thousand pounds at the time
Font Notes:
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Andre (1882) notes that "Queen Elizabeth gave two presents of golden fonts, one to Mary Queen of Scotland, the second to Charles IX, of France, each of these golden vessels cost one thousand pounds." [We have no other information on this font]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, gold?
REFERENCES
- André, J. Lewis, "Leaden Fonts in Sussex", 32, Surrey Archaeological Collections, relating to the history and antiquities of the county, 1882