Uxem / Uksem
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03035UXE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1589
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late) [Enlart]
Cognate Fonts: Bruay, Crespin, etc.
Church / Chapel Name: Église catholique Saint-Amand à Uxem / Sint-Amanduskerk in Uxem
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Amand [aka Amandus]
Church Address: Rte de Leffrinckoucke, 59229 Uxem, France -- Tel.: +33 3 28 26 14 04
Site Location: Nord, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D2, S of the A16, 4 km ESE of Dunkerque
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Lille
Font Notes:
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Listed by Enlart in a group of octagonal fonts with ornamental mouldings (Enlart, 1902)
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.02229, 2.48244
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 1′ 20.24″ N, 2° 28′ 56.78″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902, p. 775 footnote 3