Herblay No. 2

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03943HER
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: 1627
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Site Location: Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton d'Herblay, arrondissement d'Argenteuil
Font Notes:
Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes du Val-d'Oise (1999) as a round pedestal stoup of reddish-brown stone. The basin has four cherubs and foliage ornamentation on the upper sides. The underbowl has ribbed pattern. The bulbous pedestal of the base has a square plant. Inscription present [cf. Inscription] but its location not given.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 80 cm
Notes on Measurements: *given in Le patrimoine des comunes du Val-d'Oise (1999, v. 1, p. 390) as diameter of the basin; the basin has a very wide rim.

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: French
Inscription Location: Unknown
Inscription Text: "Ie suis icy pose par Martin Auger lan 1627"
Inscription Source: Le patrimoine des comunes du Val-d'Oise (1999, v. 1, p. 390)

REFERENCES

  • Tewkesbury Abbey (a Pitkin guide), Andover, Hants.: Pitkin Pictorials, 1992, vol. 1, p. 390