Monasterolo di Savigliano
Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi
Results: 7 records
B01: inscription
BU01: symbol - cross
BU02: symbol - shield - coat of arms - unidentified
BU03: design element - motifs - foliage
BU04: design element - motifs - scallop - 8
CR01: symbol - letter
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15070SAV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Workshop of Zabreri di Pagliero / Credo font
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa parrocchiale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Address: Piazza Molineri, Savigliano CN, Italy -- Tel.: +39 0172 712 488
Site Location: Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SP129-SP166 crossroads, 7 km NW of Savigliano, 35 km N of Cuneo, 45 km S of Turin
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Torino
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the characteristic design of the Zabreri brothers' workshop: octagonal basin with narrow sides bearing the beginning of the Credo text, tall underbowl chamfer with leaves at the angles, scallops below and, in the centre of each side, a symbol [cross, shield bearing a coat of arms, emblem, inscription, etc.]; the pedestal base is a combination of a moulded round top, and octagonal centre ring with initials (?) on the sides, and the usual leaves on the angles and the scallops at the bottom; round lower base. The font cover is a metal low-dome.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Don Roberto Mastacchi por the photograph of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 390373 4948704
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.683333, 7.616667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 41′ 0″ N, 7° 37′ 0″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: 1)on the basin sides; 2)on the underbowl
Inscription Text: 1) "[...] in deum / patrem / [...]"
2) "Fr[...] / IHS [...]"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: photograph
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal low dome with small orb-and-cross finial