Saint-Saulge

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03766SAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Saulge de Saint-Saulge
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Saulge?
Church Address: 1 Le Bourg, 58330 Saint-Saulge, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D34/D958, about 25 km ENE of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Notes:
Octagonal mounted font with irregular sides, covered in mouildings from the underbowl down to the the square lower base. The interior of the basin well appears to be divided into two compartments. Font listed in Palissy [ref.: PM58000583]: "Fonts baptismaux de forme octogonale, moulurés, accostés d'une piscine gothique moderne [...] H = 100 ; d = 80 [...] 16e siècle". Illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: AP58W00838].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 538885 5216850
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.104008, 3.512468
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 6′ 14.43″ N, 3° 30′ 44.89″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: polygonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round (divided)
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal
Notes on Measurements: [cf. FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: metal?
Notes: It appears to be a very thin metal (tin?) cover hinged to open on either half

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 2, p. 977
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.