Lannion No. 1 / Buhulien
INFORMATION
Font ID: 18771LAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late?)
Church / Chapel Name: Église Sainte-Marguerite de Buhulien, Lannion
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Church Address: rue de l'Eglise, Lannion, France
Site Location: Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D767, 3-4 km SE of Lannion town centre, 14-15 km WSW of Tréguier
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Saint-Brieuc et Tréguier
Historical Region: formerly Côtes-du-Nord
Font Notes:
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Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM22000448]: "fonts baptismaux [...] plomb [...] Cuve unie. Couvercle muni d'une bordure de palmettes." Also listed [ref.: PM22000447] in the same source is a silver baptismal shell: "coquille de baptême [...] argent [...] Coquille allongée [...] Poinçons : hermine couronnée (sur la poignée) [...] 17e siècle".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, lead
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 41.4 cm*
Basin Total Height: 12.6 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM22000448]
LID INFORMATION
Date: late-17th century?
Material: metal, lead
Apparatus: no
Notes: Palissy [ref.: PM22000448]: "Dimensions du couvercle : d = 41,8, h = 4,9"