Fossano No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 15068FOS
Church/Chapel: Chiesa di S. Giorgio
Church Patron Saints: St. George
Country Name: Italy
Location: Cuneo, Piemonte
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century [basin only] [re-used Roman column] [composite font], Late Medieval [composite]
Baptismal font made from the re-cycled base of a Roman column in the 15th century [source: http://www.fondazionecrf.eu/downloads/co_sgiorgio.pdf [accessed 2 August 2009]]. Barbero [http://www.borgovecchio.fossano.cn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=32] [accessed 2 August 2009] writes: "quattrocentesco fonte battesimale (altezza 109 cm – diametro 104 cm) la cui coppa è scavata nella base rovesciata di una colonna romana".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Diameter (includes rim): 104 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 109 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [source: Barbero [http://www.borgovecchio.fossano.cn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=32] [accessed 2 August 2009]]