Guerville

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04713GUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
Cognate Fonts: Saint-Loup-de-Naud, Bazainville, Provins, etc. in general shape
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Guerville
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the SW area, at the very back
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 2 Rue Pasteur, 78930 Guerville, France
Site Location: Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the D65, about 4 km S of Mantes-la-Jolie
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese de Versailles
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes des Yvelines (2000) as a 14th or 15th century oval font, plain except for a small moulding around the upper basin side; it has a double basin well, lined with copper; the lids, both sides, are also copper; the base is about 2/3 less wide than the basin, also oval. There appears to be some damage, repaired, at one of the sides. For a 25 December 2020 photograph of the font by Lomita see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L3289_-_Guerville_-_Église_Saint-Martin.jpg [accessed 6 May 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 407403 5422030
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.94426, 1.73542
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 56′ 39.34″ N, 1° 44′ 7.51″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: oval, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: oval
Basin Exterior Shape: oval

LID INFORMATION

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

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes des Yvelines [2 vols.], Paris: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 1, p. 258