Poezat No. 1 / Poëzat

INFORMATION

FontID: 03871POE
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Julien
Church Patron Saints: St. Julian
Country Name: France
Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Directions to Site: In the canton de Gannat, arrondissement de Vichy
Font Location in Church: To the left of the entrance
Century and Period: 17th century,
Church Notes: [cf. another such object listed for this church]
Listed and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 1, p. 412) as one of two holy-water stoups, located at either side of the entrance. The stoups are mortar-shaped except for the underbowl, a protrusion which would make them useless as mortars. They are mounted on columns which the source (Ibid.) reckons might be older than the stoups themselves.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

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