Garchizy No. 2
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view of basin - interior
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 03715GAR
Object Type: Stoup
Date Visited: 2001-07-04
Font Date: 1531
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early)
Cognate Fonts: Many other such cast iron stoups in Burgundy
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Martin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, S side of west door
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 27-45 Place Roland Champenier, 58600 Garchizy -- Tel.: 03 86 60 88 71
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de (and 4 km S of) Pougues-les-Eaux, arrondissement Cousne-Cours-sur-Loire, 12 km NW of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Notes:
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Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM58000567]: "bénitier [...] métal : fondu [...] sur un socle en pierre [...] inscription : Gilbert Gascoing. Date : 1531." Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Nièvre (1999, v. 2, p. 778). On-site notes: bucket-shaped cast iron water stoup typical of Burgundy. This one has a wide upper rim, large square handles and the name of the donnor "Glber Gascoing" and the date of the donnation, "1531", in raised lettering on its sides, between three parallel mouldings. It is placed on a square pedestal. [NB: cf. Index entry for Garchizy No. 1 for an interesting 16th-century font of a type seen in Burgundy and found in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 507299 5210514
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.04731241, 3.09620698
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 2′ 53.16″ N, 3° 5′ 45.96″ 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: round
Drainage System: no drainage system
Rim Thickness: 1-2 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 44-45 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 47-49 cm* / 53 cm**
Basin Depth: 22 cm*
Basin Total Height: 27 cm* / 30 cm**
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site -- ** Palissy [ref.: PM58000567]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: French
Inscription Location: on the basin side
Inscription Text: "G[i]LBER[t] GASCOING / 1531"
Inscription Notes: The date appears below the name; the letter N is reversed
Inscription Source: On-site; also in Le patrimoine des communes de Nièvre (1999, v. 2, p. 778)
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 2, p. 778