Ayamonte

INFORMATION

FontID: 17057AYA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de Las Angustias
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Huelva, Andalucía
Directions to Site: [Coordinates: 37° 21′ 0″ N, 7° 40′ 0″ W 37.35, -7.666667]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel
Century and Period: 17th century, Baroque
Font Notes:
Noted Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as a baptismal font made of dark-grey marble in the 17th century; it has a baluster shape. [NB: two holy-water stoups in this church, made of black marble on pedestals of white marble, may date also to the 17th century] [NB: the baptismal records of this church, inform Carrasco Terriza et al. (ibid.) begin in 1539, but have no information on the earlier font of this church].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (grey)

REFERENCES

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