Steinbrunn-le-Haut / Obersteinbrunn
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New Testament - public life of Christ - baptism of Christ
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Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]
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design element - motifs - foliage
design element - motifs - leaf
view of church exterior
Scene Description: Source caption: L'èglise Saint-Maurice / Kirche St. Mauritius in Steinbrunn-le-Haut
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rauenstein, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 10 April 2010 by Rauenstein [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steinbrunn-le-Haut,_Eglise_Saint-Maurice.jpg] [accessed 30 November 2020]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
INFORMATION
FontID: 03816STE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Maurice
Church Patron Saints: St. Maurice [aka Maur, Mauritius, Moritz, Morris]
Church Location: 3 Rue de l'Église, 68440 Steinbrunn-le-Haut, France
Country Name: France
Location: Haut-Rhin, Grand-Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D68, 12 km S of Mulhouse city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Date: 1626
Century and Period: 17th century(early)
Church Notes: listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00085694]: "1520 [...] 1er quart 16e siècle, 18e siècle, 3e quart 19e siècle"
Font Notes:
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Chalice-shaped font listed in Le Patrimoine des communes du Haut-Rhin (1998, v. 2, p. 1159) as being from the early 17th century. The hemispheric basin has a band around its upper side with an inscription [only the letters "KC are readable in our source]. The underbowl has large leaf motif all around and the round pedestal base has foliage motif all over. The dome wooden cover, probably of the same date, has a finial with the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM68001532]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] Grès : taillé [...] 1626".
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.6632, 7.3498
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 39′ 48″ N, 7° 20′ 59″ E
UTM: 32T 376105 5280186
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 54 cm*
Font Height (with Plinth): 160 cm* (includes font cover)
Notes on Measurements: * Le Patrimoine des communes du Haut-Rhin (1998, v. 2, p.1159)
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Location: basin side
Inscription Text: illegible except for "KC"
Inscription Source: Le Patrimoine des communes du Haut-Rhin (1998, v. 2, p. 1159)
LID INFORMATION
Date: 17th century?
Material: wood
Notes: [cf. Font notes]
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes du Haut-Rhin, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1998