Troyes No. 4

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04766TRO
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: portable stoup
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Nicolas de Troyes
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Address: Bd Victor Hugo, 10000 Troyes, France -- Tel.: +33 3 25 76 89 16
Site Location: Aube, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) te A5, 150 km SE of Paris
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Troyes
Additional Comments: portable stoup
Font Notes:
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].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 579319 5349529
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.293987, 4.069421
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 17′ 38.35″ N, 4° 4′ 9.92″ E

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, vol. 2, p. 521 and pl. 1118