Drocourt nr. Mantes-la-Jolie
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04716DRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Denis de Drocourt
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Address: 4 Rue de l'Église, 78440 Drocourt, France
Site Location: Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D983, 11-12 km NNE of Mantes-la-Jolie
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese de Versailles
Font Notes:
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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.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 409855 5434326
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.05521, 1.76616
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 3′ 18.76″ N, 1° 45′ 58.18″ E
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, vol. 1, p. 367