Servon
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03349SER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (?), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Servon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin
Church Notes: 14thC church; modified 18thC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00110612]: "14e siècle ; 18e siècle"
Church Address: Rue de la Pierre du Tertre, 50170 Servon, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D107-D113 crossroads, about 14 km S of Avranches
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse of Coutances et Avranches
Font Notes:
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Vivier-Seguin (1941) describes this font as a rather original polygonal (7 sides?) basin mounted on a short cylindrical column with a single torus at top. They report Le Héricher's description as a possible Romanesque heptagonal font but state that it probably originates after the extensive renovations carried out in this church in the 16th century. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM50002302]: "Fonts baptismaux et leur couvercle [...] Cuve octogonale sur pied cylindrique en granite, avec couvercle plat en bois et sa ferrure [...] H = 89 (avec couvercle) ; la = 96 [...] 16e siècle [...] Bas de la nef".
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 616553 5384311
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.601016, -1.41906
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 36′ 3.66″ N, 1° 25′ 8.62″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite (Vivier-Seguin)
Font Shape: polygonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal (7 sides?)
Diameter (includes rim): 96 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 9 cm* [includes the cover]
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.
- Le Héricher, Avranchin monumental et historique, Avranches: [s.n.], 1845, t. 2: 401
- Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 81