Vieure No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 03860VIE
Church/Chapel: Eglise Notre-Dame
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: France
Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Directions to Site: In the canton de Bourbon-l'Archambault, arrondissement de Moulins
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: [cf. Index entry for Vieure No. 2 for the baptismal font at this church]
Chalice-shaped sandstone stoup dated to the 12th century in our source (Patrimoine..., Allier, 1999, v. 1, p. 55). The basin is hemispheric although the underbowl has been cut to end as an octagon; the base is very short and octagonal. There is a lead lining in the well.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999