Scarnafigi

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B01: inscription

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BU01: Christ - monogram - IHS

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BU02: symbol - shield - coat of arms

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BU03: design element - motifs - foliage

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BU04: design element - motifs - scallop - 8

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CR01: symbol - letter

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LB01: design element - motifs - moulding

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LB02: inscription

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Image Source: detail of a digital photograph by Don Roberto Mastacchi
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view of font and cover

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Image Source: digital photograph by Don Roberto Mastacchi
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15077SCA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Workshop of Zabreri di Pagliero / Credo font / heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa parrocchiale Maria Vergine Assunta, Scarnafigi
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Piazza Parrocchia, 5, 12030 Scarnafigi CN, Italy -- Tel.: +39 0175 74125
Site Location: Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SP129-SP133 crossroads, 8-9 km NE of Saluzzo, 35 km N of Cuneo, 45 km S of Turin
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Saluzzo
Font Notes:
Baptismal font characteristic of the 'Credo' series by the Zabreri brothers workshop; the octagonal basin bears the beginning of the Credo text on the sides; the tall underbowl chamfer is decorated with emblems [IHS}, charged shields and the usual leaves and scallops; the stem is round with a prominent octagonal ring bearing an inscription/letters; the lower base is round to octagonal and also bears an inscription. The metal font cover with a large statue of St. John the Baptist is modern [1950; donated by the Cavigliasso family, according to the inscription on its sides]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Don Roberto Mastacchi for the photograph of this font

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 386411 4948773
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.683333, 7.566667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 41′ 0″ N, 7° 34′ 0″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
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 centre ring of the stem 3) on the lower base
Inscription Text: 1) [Credo text -- transcription not available] 2) [letters] 3) [transcription not available]
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: photograph

LID INFORMATION

Date: 1950
Material: metal
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]