Chironico No. 1 / Cuirono

Results: 9 records

view of basin

unfortunately the image does not show the two symbols; they are hidden at the back, left side
Scene Description: unfortunately the image does not show the two symbols; they are hidden at the back, left side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Adrian Michael, 2014
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 28 July 2014 by Adrian Michael [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S._Ambrogio_Chironico_–_06.jpg] [accessed 12 May 2015]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0

view of church exterior - west end

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Adrian Michael, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 July 2014 by Adrian Michael [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S._Ambrogio_Chironico_–_13.jpg] [accessed 12 May 2015]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0

view of stoup in context

a later-date stoup located at the west end of the nave, south side, opposite the old basin
Scene Description: a later-date stoup located at the west end of the nave, south side, opposite the old basin
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Adrian Michael, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 July 2014 by Adrian Michael [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S._Ambrogio_Chironico_–_09.jpg] [accessed 12 May 2015]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0

view of church interior - north wall - paintings

and a partial view of the old basin on the left [west] side
Scene Description: and a partial view of the old basin on the left [west] side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Adrian Michael, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 July 2014 by Adrian Michael [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S._Ambrogio_Chironico_–_07.jpg] [accessed 12 May 2015]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0

view of church interior - nave - looking west

showing the old basin in the northwest corner
Scene Description: showing the old basin in the northwest corner
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Adrian Michael, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 July 2014 by Adrian Michael [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S._Ambrogio_Chironico_–_06.jpg] [accessed 12 May 2015]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0

view of church interior - nave - looking east

the double medieval nave
Scene Description: the double medieval nave
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Adrian Michael, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 July 2014 by Adrian Michael [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S._Ambrogio_Chironico_–_12.jpg] [accessed 12 May 2015]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0

view of basin

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Arno Carpi, 1967
Image Source: B&W photograph credited to Arno Carpi, in Marcionetti (1969)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

symbol - cross - Greek - Maltese

in one of the two odd nooks on the side of the basin
Scene Description: in one of the two odd nooks on the side of the basin
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Arno Carpi, 1967
Image Source: B&W photograph credited to Arno Carpi, in Marcionetti (1969)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

INFORMATION

Font ID: 19862CHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century [basin only], Medieval / composite
Cognate Fonts: the font at nearby Chiggiogna has the Maltese cross and 6-petalled flower symbols
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa parocchiale di S. Ambrogio
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the NW corner of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Ambrose
Church Notes: wonderful mural paintings inside the church
Church Address: 6747 Chironico, Switzerland
Site Location: Ticino / Tessin, Switzerland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Faido since its incorporation in 2012
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Lugano
Historical Region: Val Leventina
Additional Comments: disused font? (now back inside the church) / altered font (base missing)
Font Notes:
Marcionetti (1969) notes and illustrates an old stone basin of irregular shape, though roughly round with one flatter side on which are carved two symbols: on the left is a Maltese cross, and on the right is a 6-petalled flower inscribed in a cricle; the rest of the basin appears plain. The basin appears without a base to be located in a garden or churchyard in Marcionetti's illustration; the basin, still without a base, was moved to the interior of the church, at the northwest corner of the nave.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 488001 5141048
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.4229, 8.84384
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 25′ 22.44″ N, 8° 50′ 37.82″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining

REFERENCES

  • Marcionetti, Isidoro, Antiche vasche battesimali del Ticino, Lugano: Labor Arti Grafiche S. A., 1969, p. 34 and fig. 6