Brehat No. 1 / Enez Vriad / Ile de Bréhat
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Scene Description: the main basin; the large pronounced notches on the inside of the basin rim appear to be a local characteristic of this area
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 18521BRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2013-06-16
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid?)
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle [formerly Saint-Samson]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery chapel in the N aisle, W end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin [formerly St. Samson]
Church Notes: church building dates from the mid to late 17thC; restored in the 18thC and 19thC [source: René Couffon (1939)] -- original church here may have been 12thC
Church Address: Le Gardeno, 22870 Île-de-Bréhat, France
Site Location: Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the centre of the 'bourg', on the Ile de Bréhat, 2 km N across the Pointe de l'Arcouest [with ferry access from it], N of Paimpol
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Saint-Brieuc et Tréguier [formerly Diocèse de Dol]
Additional Comments: painted font: traces of reddish paint remain on it under a later (?) coat of lead-grey colour -- disappeared font? (the one from the original 12thC here)
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a main octagonal basin raised on a square pedestal base of the baluster type, and a secondary hexagonal basin raised on a round pedestal base, although both bases are a single volume of stone; whereas the main basin is of regular design, the secondary basin resembles a protrusion at underbowl level; the main basin is round on the inside but has several large indentations the use of which is not entirely understood; the secondary basin has a very shallow oval surface on the inside, and a large drain hole on the side closest to the main basin; the pedestal base is, as indicated above, a single block of stone, round on the north side, which corresponds to the secondary basin, and a moulded square baluster on the south side, which corresponds to the main basin. There is damage to the upper rim of the main basin where the metal staples of the old cover are located. The font is located in a narrow chapel or alcove of the north wall. The design of this granite font fits well with those of the area, even the odd shape of the main basin's inner well; double fonts vary quite a lot in design even throughout Brittany.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.846944, -2.998611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 50' 43.38" N, 2° 59' 58.02" W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: double-font, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round [B1] -- oval [B2]
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, 1) octagonal 2) hexagonal
Drainage System: Side drainage system
Drainage Notes: the drain hole is off-centre in the secondary basin
Rim Thickness: 12-16 cm [B1] -- 3-15 cm [B2]
Diameter (inside rim): 43-44 cm [B1] -- 23-30 cm [B2]
Diameter (includes rim): 66-70 cm [B1] -- 33-43 cm [B2]
Basin Depth: 19 cm [B1] -- 2-3 cm [B2]
Basin Total Height: 43 cm [B1] -- 8-9 cm [B2]
Height of Base: 63-64 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 107 cm [B1] -- 72 cm [B2]
LID INFORMATION
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REFERENCES
- Couffon, René, Répertoire des églises et chapelles du diocèse de Saint-Brieuc et Tréguier, Saint-Brieuc: Les Presses Bretonnes, 1939, p. 58