Schwenheim No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 03791SCH
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Vincent-et-Saint-Anastase
Church Patron Saints: St. Vincent & St. Anastasius
Church Location: 67440 Schwenheim, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: In the canton de Marmoutier, arrondissement de Saverne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Date: 1698
Century and Period: 17th century(late),
Church Notes: 16th century holy water stoup listed for this church [cf. Index entry for Scwenheim No. 1]
Pedestal octagonal font date by an inscription on the rim of the basin to 1698. The octagonal basin has Christ's initials on one of the sides and others (illegible in the source) on the other sides. The stem of the base is a plain, slender cylindrical shaft and the lower base is, like the basin, octagonal. (Patrimoine..., Bas-Rhin, 1999, v. 1, p. 682)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.713116, 7.41225
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 42′ 47.22″ N, 7° 24′ 44.1″ E
UTM: 32U 383204 5396781

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: 1) numbers - 2) Latin ?
Inscription Location: 1)upper rim - 2)basin sides
Inscription Text: 1) "1698) 2) "IHS [the rest is not legible in the source]
Inscription Source: Patrimoine..., Bas-Rhin, 1999, v. 1, p. 682

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: wood,
Notes: The wooden lid is flat but shaped like a crown and has a human figure {Jesus?} in the centre as finial

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999