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B01: symbol - disc

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B02: symbol - star

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B03: symbol - acorn

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B04: design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis

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B05: Christ - monogram - IHS - in a shield

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B07: human figure - child

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jacinto Muñoz Nuevo, 2011

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B08: symbol - varied

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B09: symbol - shell - pilgrim shell

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R01: symbol - rope - knotted - Franciscan cingulum?

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view of church exterior

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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view of font

Scene Description: ca. 1919?

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Image Source: Fototipia de Hauser y Menet, Madrid, in Gestoso y Pérez (1919)

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view of font

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INFORMATION

FontID: 12262ARC
Church/Chapel: Ermita de la Virgen de Gracia
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Málaga, Andalucía
Directions to Site: Located on the A92, 20 km E of Antequera (dir. Granada)
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Málaga
Font Location in Church: Inside the rural chapel
Century and Period: 15th century, Hispano-Moresque / Mudéjar
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Hispano-Moresque font
Cognate Fonts: similar to the basin at La Laguna, of Sevillian origin
Church Notes: The ermita was built on an existing mosque
Illustrated in Gestoso y Pérez (1919). Hernández Perera (1952) points out that the basin of the baptismal font at La Laguna [cf. Index entry for La Laguna No. 1] has decorative motifs similar to those on the font from this 'ermita': discs, stars and acorns. The font, made of glazed ceramic, consists of a hemispherica basin raised on a circular pedestal base; the upper rim sides are decorated with a triple moulding simulating a Franciscan cingulum; below it are dozens of small symbols (IHS, acorn, human figure, fleur-de-lis, etc.), and another cingulum about half-way down, with some larger palmettes (?) on the underbowl; the cylindrical stem has mouldings at both ends, and the surface between is completely covered in motifs and symbols. Like the font at La Laguna, and other ceramic fonts made in Seville but exported to the Canary Islands listed in this Index, it is probably dated from the end of the 15th century. The font is now fitted with a reinforcing metal band just below the rim.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30S 377075 4106861

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: ceramic, glazed ceramic
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining

REFERENCES

Gestoso y Pérez, José, "Cerámica sevillana", 27 (1919), 1er trimestre, Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones, 1919, pp. 2-19; r["References"]
Hernández Perera, José, "Una pila bautismal de cerámica vidriada sevillana en Gran Canaria", 25, 99 (1952: jul./sept.), Archivo español de arte, 1952, pp. 287; r["References"]