Saint-Agnan nr. Saulieu
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03711AGN
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Cognate Fonts: A variant of the cast iron stoups found in Burgundy
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Aignan de Saint-Agnan
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aignan [aka Agnan, Aignan of Orleans, Anianus]
Church Address: 58230 Saint-Agnan, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D226, 13 km NW of Saulieu, 20 km NNE of Montsauche-les-Settons
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Notes:
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A variant of the typical bucket-shaped cast iron water stoup of Burgundy. This one has a broader, hemispherical lower part, and the handles are actually two short protruding pivots instead of the more usual rings. It appears to be covered with a greyish light-beige paint. (Patrimoine…, Nièvre, 1999, v. 2, p. 643)
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 582774 5241060
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.317778, 4.095278
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 19′ 4″ N, 4° 5′ 43″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, iron (cast iron)
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: bucket-shape
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 2, p. 643