Les Fonts Baptismaux - Église Notre-Dame - Villedieu-les-Poêles, France
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[EN] 17th century baptismal font in cut granite, adorned with fleur-de-lys, with a copper basin. [FR] Fonts baptismaux du 17e siècle en granite taillé, ornés de fleurs de lys, avec un bassin en cuivre.
Waymark Code: WM171F8
Location: Normandie, France
Date Posted: 11/20/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member GeoRams
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"The baptismal font is from the 16th century. The granite tank rests on a square base. It is carved with a chalice, an effigy, a lily and a second effigy.

Four sides of the octagonal tank are illustrated with lilies while three others have been carved. The granite base is decorated with lilies, effigies."

Sources : The baptismal font

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" Les fonts baptismaux sont du XVIe. La cuve de granit repose sur une base carrée. Elle est sculptée d’un calice, une effigie, un lys et une seconde effigie.

Quatre côtés de la cuve octogonale sont illustrés de lys tandis que trois autres ont été bûchés. La base en granit est ornée de lys, d’effigies. "

Sources : Les Fonts baptismaux

Approximate Age of Artefact: 1650

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