Drocourt nr. Limay

INFORMATION

FontID: 04716DRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Denis
Church Patron Saints: St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Country Name: France
Location: Yvelines, Île-de-France
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Limay, arrondissement de Mantes-la-Jolie
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes des Yvelines (2000) as a monolithic (?) octagonal baptismal font; though much eroded, the basin sides still show some ornamentation motifs which may date it to the 14th or 15th century. The base, an octagonal pedestal almost as wide as the basin is plain except for a moulding 2/3 up. It appears very weathered, as if it had been exposed to the elements.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes des Yvelines [2 vols.], Paris: FLOHIC, 2000