Eckartswiller / Erckartswiller

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03797ECK
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: 1431
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century (early), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Barthélemy (originally from the earlier church)
Font Location in Church: In the porch
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Bartholomew
Church Address: 75 rue principale 67700 Eckartswiller, France
Site Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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 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

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

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, vol. 2, p. 1108-1109
  • Inventaire général des monuments et des richesses artistiques de la France: Commission régionale d'Alsace, Bas-Rhin: canton Saverne, Paris: Imprimérie nationale, 1978, p. 111 and pl. 52 on p. 118