Saint-Martinien

INFORMATION

FontID: 03882MAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Martinien
Church Patron Saints: St. Martinien
Country Name: France
Location: Allier, Auvergne
Directions to Site: In the canton de Huriel, arrondissement de Monteluçon
Font Location in Church: Originally on the inside but reported in the exterior ca. 1999
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
Listed in Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 1, p. 493) as a pedestal baptismal font of te 16th century. The basin is hemispherical with a marked rim but otherwise plain. The pedestal of the base is round and equally plain. There is no plinth.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

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