Boussens No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 04955BOU
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale
Country Name: France
Location: Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located off the A64, just south of Martres-Tolosane
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, on the south side, west of the door
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
On-site notes: the octagonal mounted object now serving as holy-water stoup in this church was originally a baptismal font; the basin sides are vertical and framed by vertical mouldings on the sides; the octagonal chamfer of the underbowl is very tall and with corresponding sides to those of the basin, but where the basin has vertical mouldings, the underbowl continues with concave fluting. The short base is cylindrical and plain.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Rim Thickness: 7-9 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 66 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 80 - 97 cm (octagonal)
Basin Depth: 24 cm
Height of Basin Side: 29 cm
Basin Total Height: 60 cm
Height of Base: 35 cm
Basin Upper Panel Dimensions: 29 x 33 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI