Ayamonte
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17057AYA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century, Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de Las Angustias, Ayamonte
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 16thC Mudéjar church
Church Address: C. Angustias, 8, 21400 Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain -- Tel.: +34 959 04 12 92
Site Location: Huelva, Andalucía, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located S of the A-49, on the E bank of the Guadiana river that is the border with Portugal, about 40 km W of Huelva capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Huelva
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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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].
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 641166 4119730
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.213387, -7.409038
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 12′ 48.19″ N, 7° 24′ 32.54″ W
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, p. 515, 527, 528