Ungersheim

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03819UNG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic
Cognate Fonts: Similar font at Feldkirch and Raedersheim nearby
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Michel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00085725]: "2e moitié 11e siècle ; 1ère moitié 18e siècle"
Church Address: 6 Rue d'Ensisheim, 68190 Ungersheim, France
Site Location: Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D48, 7-8 km ESE of Soultz-Haut-Rhin
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 11thC church here)
Font Notes:
Octagonal mounted font listed in Le Patrimoine des communes du Haut-Rhin (1998, v. 2, p. 1249). The basin shows two sides, one with a large rosette, the other appears to have an angel head as ornamntation, although it is in very poor state and has a large part broken off. The underbowl appears covered in foliage motif. The pedestal of the base is cruciform and has foliage motif ornamentation. "Coiffée d'un couvercle néo-gothique". (Ibid.)

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 373305 5304012
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.876933, 7.305569
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 52′ 36.96″ N, 7° 18′ 20.05″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: 19th century?
Material: wood
Notes: [cf. Font notes]

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes du Haut-Rhin, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1998, vol. 2, p. 1249