Edappalli

Image copyright © Helder Carita, 2009
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Results: 8 records
B01: design element - motifs - varied
BU01: design element - motifs - foliage
LB01: design element - motifs - foliage
UB01: symbol - cross - Latin - on a mound
UB02: angel - cherub
UB03: design element - motifs - foliage
UB04: design element - motifs - rope moulding
INFORMATION
FontID: 15947EDA
Church/Chapel: Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: India
Location: Ernakulam, Kerala
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century, Indo-Portuguese
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted and illustrated in Carita (2009). Baptismal font consisting of a rounded basin raised on a multiform pedestal base: starred at top, then square and cylindrical below; the lower base is round; the basin is ornamented with a band of geometric motif; the underbowl is decorated with rib-like foliage; the moulded pedestal has cross and angel motifs, as well as foliage and rope motif on the different levels of it. The font is painted in bright colours: black, gold, orange and lime green.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Carita, Helder, Indo-Portuguese architecture in Cochin and Kerala, New Delhi: Transbooks.com, 2009