Schwenheim No. 2
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03791SCH
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1698
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late)
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Vincent-et-Saint-Anastase
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Vincent & St. Anastasius
Church Notes: 16th century holy water stoup listed for this church [cf. Index entry for Scwenheim No. 1]
Church Address: 67440 Schwenheim, France
Site Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Marmoutier, arrondissement de Saverne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Notes:
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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
UTM: 32U 383204 5396781
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.713116, 7.41225
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 42′ 47.22″ N, 7° 24′ 44.1″ E
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, vol. 1, p. 682