Beaumont-Sardolles / Beaumont-sur-Sardolles

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03539BEA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1541
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Barthélemy
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Bartholomew
Church Address: Le Bourg, 58270 Beaumont-Sardolles, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D9, about 10 km S of Saint-Benin-d'Azy, 20 km ESE of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Notes:
Octagonal mounted font date by an inscription to 1541. The basin is octagonal and has mouldings on the lower sides. The chamfer of the underbowl is ornamented with figures lying down and vines and other foliage. The stem of the base is octagonal and plain except for some mouldings. There is an inscription "en lettres minuscules gothiques et la date du 10 mars 1541." (Patrimoine..., Nièvre, 1999, v. 2, p. 897). The same source shows a basin insert made of local [i.e., Nevers] ceramic which it dates to the 19th century. Listed by Corblet (1881-1882) simply as being from 1541.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 530311 5197034
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.926149, 3.398145
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 55′ 34.13″ N, 3° 23′ 53.32″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round (with ceramic insert)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Text: "10 march 1541" [?]
Inscription Notes: Source reports it as being in Gothic minuscule
Inscription Source: Patrimoine..., Nièvre, 1999, v. 2, p. 897

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Notes: A modern wooden pyramidal (octagonal) cover with hinged doors and a cross finial

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 2, p. 897
  • Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882, vol. 2, p. 131