Cumbres de Enmedio No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 17053CUM

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Date: 1695

Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late), Baroque

Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro, Cumbres de Enmedio

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter

Church Address: Av. Andalucia, 2, 21387 Cumbres de Enmedio, Huelva, Spain -- Tel.: +34 959 71 41 57

Site Location: Huelva, Andalucía, Spain, Europe

Directions to Site: Located off the HV-2111, E of the N-435, just S of the border with Extremadura, 140 km N of Huelva capital

Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Huelva

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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.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29S 702340 4216451

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.073219, -6.693231

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 4′ 23.59″ N, 6° 41′ 35.63″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble

Font Shape: round, mounted

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

Drainage Notes: no lining

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: letters and numbers

Inscription Text: "1695" [etc.]

Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Carrasco Terriza, Manuel Jesús, Guía artística de Huelva y su provincia, Huelva; Sevilla: Diputación de Huelva; Fundación José Manuel Lara, 2006, p. 154