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view of font or stoup - basin

Scene Description: Source caption: "Baptismal font or holy water stoup, 1400s [...] marble [...] Unknown Maker, Italian"
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Image Source: digital photograph courtesy of the RISD Museum, Providence, RI., USA
Copyright Instructions: PD / CC0 1.0 Universal / (CC0 1.0) Public Domain

INFORMATION

FontID: 25172PRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (basin only)?
Museum and Inventory Number: RISD Museum, 20 N Main St, Providence, RI 02903, United States
Church Location: [address & coordinates are for the museum] 20 N Main St, Providence, RI 02903, United States -- Tel.: +1 401-454-6500
Country Name: United States
Location: Rhode Island
Directions to Site: Providence is located off the 295/195, 70-80 km SW of Boston. The museum is located across the river (E) from downtown Providence, close to Brown University.
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Date: n.d.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this object to our attention. We are also grateful to the RISD Museum, Providence, RI. for their help in documenting it
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in the RISD Museum, Providence, RI. [https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/baptismal-font-or-holy-water-stoup-00005#content__section--description--1545786] [accessed 19 December 2023]: "Baptismal font or holy water stoup [...] Italian [...] 1400s [...] marble [...] 41.3 x 46.4 x 50.8 cm (16 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 20 inches)"

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 41.826745, -71.408553
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 41° 49′ 36.28″ N, 71° 24′ 30.79″ W
UTM: 19T 299983 4633345

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Notes on Measurements: 41.3 x 46.4 x 50.8 cm (16 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 20 inches) [cf. FontNotes]