Chapelle-Saint-Andre / La Chapelle-Saint-André / La Chapelle-St-André

INFORMATION

FontID: 03768CHA

Object Type: Stoup

Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-André

Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew

Church Location: 58210 La Chapelle-Saint-André, France

Country Name: France

Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Directions to Site: Loceted off the D5-D185 crossroads, 6-7 km NNW of Varzy, about 18 km WSW of Clamecy

Font Location in Church: To the right of the entrance

Century and Period: 16th century

Cognate Fonts: Many such cast iron stoups in Burgundy

Font Notes: Click to view

Bucket-shaped cast iron stoup typical of Burgundy. This one has three chamfered bands and handles with rings. It is mounted on a square block of stone which bears the date "1743". (Patrimoine..., Nièvre, 1999, v. 2, p. 1036)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.395, 3.3453

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 23′ 42″ N, 3° 20′ 43.08″ E

UTM: 31T 526058 5249118

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, iron (cast iron)

Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: bucket-shape

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers

Inscription Location: base

Inscription Text: "1743"

Inscription Source: Patrimoine..., Nièvre, 1999, v. 2, p. 1036

REFERENCES

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