Glomel No. 2
INFORMATION
Font ID: 18361GLO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic? / Renaissance?
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church / Chapel Name: Chapelle Saint-Michel de Glomel / Sant-Mikael-Groñvel
Font Location in Church: Inside the chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Notes: chapel listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00004113] : "Edifice fin 16e siècle ; sacristie 17e siècle ; chapelle des fonts 19e."
Site Location: Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the D790, about 7 km SSW of Rostrenen, 45-50 km NE of Quimper
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Quimper
Font Notes:
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Listed in Palissy [ref.: IM22001194] as a baptismal font of the 16th century of the double-font type and made of granite; the main basin is round-to-octagonal, raised on an octagonal shaft; the secondary basin has a drain, and is raised on a round shaft with moulded lower base.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 474463 5337742
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.192399, -3.343615
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 11′ 32.63″ N, 3° 20′ 37.01″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: double-font, round, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, 1) round-to-octagonal 2) round
Drainage System: in the secondary basin
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm* [B1]
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm* [B1]
Notes on Measurements: * [Palissy [ref.: IM22001194]]