Genille No. 2 / Genillé

Results: 5 records

B01: inscription

Scene Description: according to the source, the inscription has the date (1914) as well as a text [cf. Inscription area]

B02: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: around the basin and underbowl

BBU01: coat of arms - unidentified

Scene Description: a branch set diagonally with a kernel on either side

CR01: design element - motifs - foliage

Scene Description: around the centre ring

LB01: design element - patterns - fluted

Scene Description: all around the shaft of the base

INFORMATION

FontID: 04234GEN
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Sainte-Eulalie
Church Patron Saints: St. Eulalia of Mérida
Country Name: France
Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Directions to Site: Located 10 km NE of Loches
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1494
Century and Period: 15th century (late), Late Medieval
Described by E. Pépin in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) as a white marble stoup from 1494. Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 979) as a shallow round marble basin ornamented with ribbed pattern, and a shield on one of its sides; to the sides of the shield, the date 1494; the shield itself is described as having a diagonal branch with a kernel on each side; the source mentions also an inscription, but it is not visible in the source. The base consists of a slender cylindrical shaft ornamented with a centre ring that divides it into two, both parts decorated with fluted pattern; the lower base is rounded with a square bottom and has also what looks like foliage ornamentation.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (white)
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 60 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 979)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Notes: "He who donated this stoup has a quarry in Heaven" - it is not clear what language the inscription is in (cited in French in the source below)
Inscription Location: on the basin?
Inscription Text: "1914" - "Qui a donné ce bénitier, en paradis a son chantier"
Inscription Source: Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 979)

REFERENCES

Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-
Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001