Hyds

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03863HYD
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Site Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Commentry, arrondissement de Montluçon
Font Notes:
Listed in Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 1, p. 158) as a granite font of the 15th century. It is a plain narrow octagonal monolith, not very regular in shape, with a rounded basin well.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 110 cm
Notes on Measurements: Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 1, p. 158)

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 158