Ozumba / Ozumba de Alzate

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design element - patterns - ribbed

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view of church exterior - west façade

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view of church interior - altar and retable

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view of stoup

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human figure - female - wearing hood - standing

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 18479OZU
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Tequitqui
Workshop/Group/Artisan: tequitqui
Cognate Fonts: other such in Mexico
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Inmaculada Concepción [ex-convento franciscano]
Font Location in Church: At the entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): The Immaculate Conception of St. Mary
Church Address: Alzate 9, Centro, 56800 Ozumba, State of Mexico, Mexico -- Tel.: +52 597 976 2218
Site Location: México, Mexico, North America
Directions to Site: Located off the Mexico City-Cuautla highway, 70 km SE of Mexico city
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Valle de Chalco
Font Notes:
Holy-water stoup made up of a human figure standing on a moulded square pedestal holding a ribbed basin with both hands against her shoulder. The carving is in the 'tequitqui' style of early Mexican fonts. Cruz Gonzalez (2009) notes that baptismal records here indicate that this monastery church became the parish church of the area in the 17th century.

COORDINATES

UTM: 14Q 521717 2105174
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 19° 2' 17.35" N, 98° 47' 43.68" W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Cruz Gonzalez, Cristina, "Landscapes of Conversion: Franciscan Politics and Sacred Objects in Late colonial Mexico (Doctoral thesis -- University of Chicago)", 2009, p. 388