Saint-Pourcain-sur-Bresbe No. 1 / Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03865POU
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Cognate Fonts: [cf. similar cast-iron stoups from Burgundy listed in the Index]
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Pourçain
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Porcianus
Church Notes: The source [cf. supra] mentions the existence of three stoups in this church, although only two are identified and listed.
Site Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Dompierre-sur-Bresbe, arrondissement de Moulins
Font Notes:
Listed in the Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 1, p. 216) as a cast-iron stoup, in the shape of a mortar or bucket, quite similar to those which abound in Burgundy and are listed in the Index. It is raised on a handsome but sober cylindrical column.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, iron (cast iron)
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: bucket-shape

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 216