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B01: symbol - shield - emblem - Franciscan Order

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Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 17062CUM
Object Type: Stoup
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: By the entranceway
Century and Period: 16th century, Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Font Notes:
Noted in Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as a holy-water stoup made of local marble and decorated with a shield bearing the emblem of the Franciscans; it is dated in the 16th century and believed to have originitated in the Convento de Santa Clara that used to exist in nearby Cumbres Mayores.

REFERENCES

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