Cumbres de Enmedio No. 1

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INFORMATION

FontID: 17053CUM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: Spain
Location: Huelva, Andalucía
Directions to Site: Located 140 km from Huelva capital [Coordinates: 38° 4′ 0″ N, 6° 41′ 0″ W 38.066667°, -6.683333°]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel
Date: 1695
Century and Period: 17th century(late), Baroque
Font Notes:
Noted in Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as a baptismal font of local white marble with a baluster pedestal base and dated 1695, probably from the earlier church. The underbowl of the very shallow basin has a foliated pattern; the stem is baluster shaped and has a number of motifs, initials and the date 1695 incised on its surface.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: letters and numbers
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: "1695" [etc.]

REFERENCES

Carrasco Terriza, Manuel Jesús, Guía artística de Huelva y su provincia, Huelva; Sevilla: Diputación de Huelva; Fundación José Manuel Lara, 2006