Mougins No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03679MOU
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]
Church Address: 27 Rue de l'Église, 06250 Mougins, France -- Tel.: +33 4 93 45 13 87
Site Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D6185, 7-8 km N of Cannes
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nice
Font Notes:
Pedestal water stoup made of "marbre des Maures" and identified as being from the 16th century (a/p Le patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, v. 2, p. 579). The basin is round and the pedestal rectangular, the whole having a certain Baroque air and looking later than the date given in the source. The baptismal font in this church [cf. Index entry for Mougins No. 2] could fall in the same category.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 338194 4829432
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.60029, 6.99525
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 36′ 1.04″ N, 6° 59′ 42.9″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (marbre des Maures)
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 579