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TWD

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Mystery solved! Baptismal Font
« on: July 23, 2014, 10:04:13 am »
My first post here was regarding this copper Catholic piece, and it was thought to be for a Holy Water, or a brazier of some sort for incense etc., but it is a Baptismal Font!  It would be placed in a stand, and was used for Baptizing babies!  :)

I would LOVE to know it's history, but haven't had much luck finding anyone who knows anything...

I threw it in for appraisal with my medieval trunk, so maybe they will have some idea!  :)
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Re: Mystery solved! Baptismal Font
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2014, 10:28:21 am »
That makes perfect sense that it is a Baptismal Font!  I can see it now...it is only missing the stand!  With stand they sell from $500 Up.  Don't know about it without the stand.

Still a gorgeously aged piece.

Look forward to hearing!
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Re: Mystery solved! Baptismal Font
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2014, 10:44:47 am »
And, I read that a lot of the stands are just plain wooden ones that can be moved, and don't always match the style of the Font?

But others had short legs so they could stand on a surface...

I would live to know how many babies were baptized with it!  :)
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Re: Mystery solved! Baptismal Font
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2014, 06:53:14 pm »
I think I missed that one !! Don`t remember it !!
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Re: Mystery solved! Baptismal Font
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2014, 04:06:01 am »
I think I missed that one !! Don`t remember it !!

You were in the garden!
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Re: Mystery solved! Baptismal Font
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2014, 06:49:54 am »
Ha !!  Yes,, most likely was !!  Glad its over for now !!  I have watermelons stacked like cordwood,,,well almost anyway !! Couldn`t get them safely on top of each other so I lined them along the fence !!  I think I have carried melons to half the town !!  Now for the fall garden !!
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