Touffreville in Les Andelys / Touffréville

INFORMATION

FontID: 04540TOU
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: France
Location: Eure, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located on the D12, 6 km S of, and in the canton de Lyons-la-Fôret, arrondissement Les Andelys
Font Location in Church: In the north-west corner of the nave
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Described in the Inventaire général... (1976) as a stone baptismal font probably of the 12th century; the basin is octagonal with tapered irregular sides and the inside of the well is divided by a lead partition [probably of a later date?]. The stem of the base is cylindrical. The lower base is quadrangular.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 88 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 108 cm
Notes on Measurements: Inventaire général... (1976)

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: Flat octagonal wooden cover.

REFERENCES

Inventaire général des monuments et des richesses artistiques de la France: Commission régionale de Haute Normandie, Eure: canton Lyons-la-Forêt, Paris: Imprimérie nationale, 1976