Troyes No. 4

INFORMATION

FontID: 04766TRO
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Nicolas
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Country Name: France
Location: Aube, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located 150 km SE of Paris
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Troyes
Century and Period: 15th century, Late Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: portable stoup
Described in Lasteyrie (1926-1927) as a holy-water stoup which matches the type and ornamentation of those of the 15th century. The illustration in Lasteyrie, after Fichot's, shows a portable polygonal stoup with a large carrying handle which is shaped like a trefoil arch. It is not clear from Lasteyrie's entry whether or not this is just the sort of "bénitier" used with a "goupillon" [=aspergillum].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal
Font Shape: polygonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal

REFERENCES

Lasteyrie du Saillant, Robert Charles, conte de, Architecture réligieuse en France à l'époque gothique (éd. posthume par Marcel Aubert)[2 vols.], Paris: A. Picard, 1926-1927