Lupstein

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angel - cherub - 6

Scene Description: one on each side of the hexagonal basin

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date - 1685

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design element - motifs - moulding - graded

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design element - motifs - roll moulding

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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view of church interior - nave - looking west

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view of font

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view of font and cover

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INFORMATION

FontID: 03798LUP
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Quentin
Church Patron Saints: St. Quentin [aka Quentin of Amiens, Quintin, Quintinus]
Church Location: rue de l'Eglise, 67490 Lupstein, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D151-D231 crossroads, 11 km from Saverne, 30 km from Strasbourg, in the canton and arrondissement de Saverne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave, N side
Date: 1685
Century and Period: 17th century(late), Renaissance
Church Notes: medieval church, documented ca. 9994, re-built early-16thC listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00055591]: "Eglise reconstruite ou restaurée vers 1503 probablement par Matheus Swen en conservant la tour médiévale ; détruite pour agrandissement au 18e siècle ; reconstruction en 1783 par François Antoine Le Roy ; clocher en 1862 par Louis Furst"
Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin, (1999) lists a hexagonal baptismal font dated to the year 1685 by an inscription located on the upper part of the stem of the base. The basin is hexagonal and has a large cherub on each side; the stem of the base is also hexagonal and has a pronounced moulding about 1/3 down, from which the pedestal widens towards the foot. Listed in Palissy [ref.: IM67003493]: "grès (rose) : taillé (décor en relief), gravé [...] Fonts en forme de calice hexagonal [...] ornementation (angelot, volute) [...] Couvercle en bois moderne [...] inscription date [1685] (gravée)".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 44' 12" N, 7° 29' 6" E
UTM: 32U 388795 5399446

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 80 cm**
Font Height (less Plinth): 88 cm*
Font Height (with Plinth): 97 cm**
Notes on Measurements: * Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin (1999, v. 2, p. 1119) / ** Palissy [ref.: IM67003493]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: on the stem of the base
Inscription Text: "1685"
Inscription Source: Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin (1999, v. 2, p. 1119); Inventaire général... (1978, p. 187); Palissy [ref.: IM67003493]

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood, with metal finial,
Notes: Hexagonal pyramid with a dove perched on the cross finial

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