Nordhouse / Nordhause nr. Strasbourg / Nordhausen

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: the cartouche in the middle section shows the date 1620
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angel - head - foliage motif

Scene Description: several of them around the basin
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sacrament - baptism

Scene Description: seen here on the upper level, centre panel
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inscription

Scene Description: the date '1620' in a cartouche
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view of church exterior - northwest view

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view of church interior - looking west

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view of church interior - looking east

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design element - motifs - foliage

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03779NOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1620
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early)
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Michel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Notes: church here documented since 1252; demolished 1803; present church 18th-19thC [source: Base Mérimée: IA00023366]
Church Address: 111-109 rue de l'Eglise, 67150 Nordhouse, France
Site Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D788, 1-2 km N of Erstein, 11-12 km SSW of Strasbourg, about 10 km from the border with Germany
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Pays d'Ernstein
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC church here)
Font Notes:
Pedestal octagonal font in sandstone of the early 17th century (Le patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin, 1999, v. 1, p. 370). The profuse ornamentation, mostly foliage, is divided in three levels: the basin, with medalion-like centres in which there are angel heads and one which has "un baptême bourgois" represented in it; the second level has foliage and geometric motifs, and the third and lower level has large foliage bulges. The font is covered by a wooden (?) domed lid brightly painted in white, green and gold.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 401926 5366908
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.447668, 7.673733
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 26′ 51.61″ N, 7° 40′ 25.44″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: in the centre section of the font
Inscription Text: "1620"

LID INFORMATION

Date: 18th - 19th century?
Material: wood?
Notes: Brightly painted in white, green and gold

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 370