Aire-sur-l'Adour No. 4
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 17616AIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2011-06-22
Church / Chapel Name: [cf. FontNotes]
Previous Font Location(s): cf. FontNotes
Church Notes: Is it a Mercedarian convent?
Church Address: 1 Rue René Mericam, 40800 Aire-sur-l'Adour, France
Site Location: Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Aire is located off the D824, 30 km SE of Mont-de-Marsan, 50 km N of Pau. The cathedral is located in the lower town
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Aire et Dax
Historical Region: Aquitaine
Additional Comments: disused font: re-cycled as a planter
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin mounted on a round pedestal base and a square lower base; now June 2011] being used as a planter in the yard of a convent (?). [NB: could it be one of the earlier fonts from St-Jean Baptiste? -- cf. Index entry for Adour sur l'Aire No. 3]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining