Pradleves

Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi
Results: 3 records
B01: inscription
BU01: design element - motifs - foliage
INFORMATION
FontID: 15074PRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: [Parish Church?]
Country Name: Italy
Location: Cuneo, Piemonte
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century (mid?) [basin only] [composite font], Late Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Workshop of the Zabreri di Pagliero / Credo stoup
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Don Roberto Mastacchi for the photograph of this font
Font Notes:
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Only the basin of this font appears to belong to the characteristic "Credo" fonts of the Zabreri workshop; it is octagonal, with the Credo inscription on its narrow sides; the underbowl chamfer is one of the plainest of the group, with only the characteristic broad leaves at the angles; the whole of the base, all three parts (one of which likely older than the basin), appears to be a puzzle of alien pieces put together with a not very satisfying result. [NB: there may be a holy-water stoup dated 1520 in this church [source: http://www.vallegrana.it/tradizioni_e_cultura_paesi.asp [accessed 2 August 2009] -- to be followed up]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: on the basin sides
Inscription Text: "Credo + / i[n] deum + / patrem [...]"
Inscription Source: photograph