Milan No. 2 / Mediolanum / Milano

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design element - motifs - foliage
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Scene Description: as displayed in the Civico museo archeologico di Milano [formerly Museo patrio di archeologia di Milano] in June 2016
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ursula and Peter Tschan, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 June 2016 by Ursula and Peter Tschan
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 1 June 2016)
view of font
Scene Description: as displayed in the Civico museo archeologico di Milano [formerly Museo patrio di archeologia di Milano] in June 2016
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ursula and Peter Tschan, 2016
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 1 June 2016 by Ursula and Peter Tschan
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 1 June 2016)
view of font - side view
Scene Description: as displayed in the Civico museo archeologico di Milano [formerly Museo patrio di archeologia di Milano] in June 2016
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ursula and Peter Tschan, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 June 2016 by Ursula and Peter Tschan
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 1 June 2016)
INFORMATION
FontID: 20592MIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Museum and Inventory Number: Civico museo archeologico di Milano [formerly Museo patrio di archeologia di Milano]
Church/Chapel: [original church unknown]
Church Location: museum address: Corso Magenta 15, 20122 Milano
Country Name: Italy
Location: Milano, Lombardia
Directions to Site: the museum is located in the ex-convento del Monastero maggiore di San Maurizio, off Corso Magenta at Via Nirone, near the Castello Sforzesco
Historical Region: Lombardia
Font Location in Church: in a museum
Century and Period: 15th century (early?), Late Gothic
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Ursula and Peter Tschan for their photographs of this object
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of stone noted as the largest of three "vasche" noted in the Archivio storico lombardo (vol. I, xxi, 1894) [https://archive.org/stream/archiviostoricol21sociuoft/archiviostoricol21sociuoft_djvu.txt] [accessed 1 June 2016] noted as having been donated to the Museo by the Odazio brothers [="Fratelli Odazio": "Tra le vie di Santa Maria Fulcorina e Borromeo , sorge un gruppo di case antiche, in parte ricostrutte o rimodernate in parecchie epoche. Oltre a soffitti dipinti, colonne, ecc., in queste vi esistono tre piccole vasche in marmo con decorazione gotica del XV secolo, una nel cortile interno tra la casa di via S. Maria Fulcorina N. 17 e la casa di via Borromeo N. 8, la seconda nel
cortile di via Borromeo N. 6 , ed una terza vasca un po' più grande esisteva abbandonata in un ripostiglio della casa in via Santa Maria Fulcorina N. 17. I signori Fratelli Odazio, proprietari di questo gruppo di case, hanno fatto dono al Museo della terza vasca. È interessante per la sua decorazione esterna a fogliami in stile gotico, di piena concordanza colle decorazioni gotiche del Duomo, della prima metà del quattrocento." The object appears to be a fragment of a font, or an unfinished font, or, perhaps a font that was original made to have the back built into or against a wall, as the shape and extent of the uncarved area appear to indicate; the basin sides and underbowl parts that are carved show a deeply-carved pattern of large leaves all around, while the short octagonal stem is decorated with some foliage and 'bundled' shapes. The irregular inner basin is lined with metal. The accompanying legend in the museum display reads: "Scultore Lombardo / Secolo XV / Vasca / Dono nel 1894 dei Fratelli Odazio". Was it originally from the Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore?
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 45.465486, 9.178722
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 45° 27′ 55.75″ N, 9° 10′ 43.4″ E
UTM: 32T 513972 5034678
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: metal lining