Bollwiller / Bolwiller

Results: 5 records

design element - architectural - church

design element - motifs - vine - grape

symbol - cross - anchor

Scene Description: a cross and an anchor, crossed, on one of the sides of the basin

symbol - eye

Scene Description: The eye of God

symbol - tree - Tree of life

INFORMATION

FontID: 03818BOL
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Charles-Borromée
Church Patron Saints: St. Charles Borromeo
Church Location: 9 Rue des Pépinières, 68540 Bollwiller, France
Country Name: France
Location: Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D429, 5 km SE of Soultz-Haut-Rhin, 8-9 km SE of Guebwiller
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century, Late Renaissance
Le Patrimoine des communes du Haut-Rhin (1998, v. 2, p. 1182) lists and illustrates a baptismal font of the 17th century in late Renaissance style. The ornamentation on the sides, all Christian symbols, is listed as: the cross of faith, the anchor of hope, the tree of life, the vine of the Church and the eye of God looking over the world. Its general form is square, although the basin sides are somewhat rounded. The lid appears to be wooden, painted off-white, of the type called "Jacobean" in England, with a finial cross.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.859278, 7.264564
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 51′ 33.4″ N, 7° 15′ 52.43″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: 18th century?
Material: wood?,
Notes: [cf. Font notes for details]

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes du Haut-Rhin, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1998