Eckartswiller / Erckartswiller

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - 5 arches - trefoiled arches

on the sides of the basin
Scene Description: on the sides of the basin

LID01: symbol - cross - Latin

on the backdrop of the stoup, upper part
Scene Description: on the backdrop of the stoup, upper part

LID02: design element - architectural - arch - Gothic

contains the date and name of the donor
Scene Description: contains the date and name of the donor

INFORMATION

FontID: 03797ECK
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Barthélemy (originally from the earlier church)
Church Patron Saints: St. Bartholomew
Church Location: 75 rue principale 67700 Eckartswiller, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D115, 5 km N of Saverne, 43 km NW of Strasbourg
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Location in Church: In the porch
Date: 1431
Century and Period: 15th century (early), Gothic
Font Notes:
Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin (1999, v. 2, p. 1108-1109) lists a 15th century sandstone stoup, probably from the earlier church. It consists of a pentagonal basin and a tall pointed backdrop; the basin has trefoil arches, one on each side; the backdrop has a large Latin cross at top and a Gothic arch under it which contains an inscription with the date, 1431, and the name of the donor, Dietrich [cf. Inscriptions]. Also listed, illustrated and described in the Inventaire général... (1978)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.767384, 7.35654
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 46′ 2.58″ N, 7° 21′ 23.54″ E
UTM: 32U 379237 5402900

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: basin and backdrop stoup
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: pentagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 42 cm*
Font Height (with Plinth): 105 cm*
Notes on Measurements: *NB: these measurements, as given in Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin (1999, v. 2, p. 1108), refer to the total height and width of the whole backdrop-cum-basin piece

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: on the backdrop
Inscription Text: "+ ANNO D[omi]NI / M.CCCCX / XXI. DIET / HRICH"
Inscription Source: Inventaire général... (1978)

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999
Inventaire général des monuments et des richesses artistiques de la France: Commission régionale d'Alsace, Bas-Rhin: canton Saverne, Paris: Imprimérie nationale, 1978