Stutzheim-Offenheim

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design element - patterns - fluted

design element - patterns - ribbed

INFORMATION

FontID: 03804STU
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Arbogast d'Offenheim
Church Patron Saints: St. Arbogast [aka Arbogastus]
Church Location: 1 Rue de la Mairie, 67370 Stutzheim-Offenheim, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located of the D41-D64 crossroads, 15-20 km NW of Strasbourg city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1687
Century and Period: 17th century(late),
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref. PA00085199]: "12e siècle"
Sandstone octagonal mounted font of the late 17th century. The upper part of the basin is octagonal and bears the date and inscription on its sides. The long underbowl has ribbed patter all around. The octagonal stem of the base has fluted pattern. The lower base is octagonal and plain. (Patrimoine..., Bas-Rhin, 1999, v. 2, p. 1465)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.631667, 7.616667
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 37′ 54″ N, 7° 37′ 0″ E
UTM: 32U 398077 5387435

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: The font appears to be lined with lead

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Notes: Text not available in the source, only the date legible
Inscription Location: around the upper border of the basin
Inscription Text: Text not available except for the date "1687". The source specifies that the inscription text includes the date of the font, the names of Jacques Blisch, the then preist of Offenheim-Behlenheim, at the initials of several of the town's people.
Inscription Source: Patrimoine..., Bas-Rhin, 1999, v. 2, p. 1465

REFERENCES

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