Azy-le-Vif
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03761AZY
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Cognate Fonts: Many such in churches all around Burgundy
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin-et-Saint-Laurent d'Azy-le-Vif
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours and St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: 27-28 Le Bourg, 58240 Azy-le-Vif, France -- Tel.: +33 3 86 58 10 99
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D978A, 8-9 km E of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier and the N7
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Notes:
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A bucket-shape cast iron stoup typical of this region, with chamfered bands and handles with rings.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 517551 5181448
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.786346, 3.229947
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 47′ 10.85″ N, 3° 13′ 47.81″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, iron (cast iron)
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. 927