Fleury-la-Foret / Fleury-la-Fôret

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LID01: symbol - cross

Scene Description: a/p Inventaire général... (1976)

INFORMATION

FontID: 04541FLE
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Denis [et Saint-Brice]
Church Patron Saints: St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Location: 4 Pl. de l'Église, 27480 Fleury-la-Forêt, France
Country Name: France
Location: Eure, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located on the D14, 6.2 km NE of, and in the canton de Lyons-la-Fôret, arrondissement Les Andelys
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Century and Period: 18th century,
Although excluded on account of its late date, this baptismal font is listed in the Index because is made of wood at such a late date. Described in the Inventaire général... (1976) as an octagonal baptismal font of the 18th century made of wood but painted to imitate marble. The cover is also octagonal and raised, with a cross finial.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: wood
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 51 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 125 cm*
Notes on Measurements: Inventaire général... (1976) * [NB: this measurement may include the height of the cover as well]

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. Font notes]

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