Holy water font
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- Created Date
- 1752
- Description
Brass font for holy water having an urn shape receptacle with hinged cover surmounted by a crucifix. The front of the urn is decorated with a diamond pattern with a single circle punch in the center of each diamond. Inscribed above the cover are the letters: I H S. There is an incised cross above the "H" and a heart shape below the "H" The top front of the urn is inscribed with the date: 1752. Inscribed at the top of the crucifix are the letter...
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Containers (receptacles)
Vessels (containers)
Fonts (vessels, general)
Religions and religious concepts
Christianity
Churches (institutions)
Pioneers
Missions (settlements)
Indigenous peoples of North America - Location
- France
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Height: (9 in)Width: (3.75 in)Depth: (1.875 in)Brass (alloy)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Holy water font. 1752. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1629. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1752) Holy water font. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1629
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1629>.