Blismes

Results: 2 records

design element - motifs - line, horizontal

Scene Description: Several such all around the basin side

human figure - head - 5

INFORMATION

FontID: 03701BLI
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin de Blismes
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: 58120 Blismes, France -- Tel.: +33 3 86 85 06 41
Country Name: France
Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Directions to Site: Located off the D11-D175 crossroads, 20 kms NW of Château-Chinon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Century and Period: 17th century,
17th century bucket-shape holy-water stoup of the type common in Burgundy; below the wide rim there are several raised lines parallel to the rim and base, and five protruding human heads with round eyes; there is also a date "1650", the anagram of Jesus' name and the name of Vincent Bouchet [the donnor?] on its side. The stoup, which is identified in the source as being made of cast iron and tin, is mounted on a plain limestone cylindrical pedestal. (Patrimoine…, Nièvre, 1999, v. 1, p. 153)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.131713, 3.819545
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 7′ 54.17″ N, 3° 49′ 10.36″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, iron (cast iron) and tin
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: bucket-shape
Basin Total Height: 33 cm

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999