Milhac-de-Nontron No. 2 / Milhac de Nontronh

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view of font - upper view

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view of font - upper view

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view of font in context

Scene Description: the 'altar font' partially built into the north wall of the nave [cf. FontNotes]
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design element - motifs

Scene Description: one on each corner of the front side of the basin
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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church exterior - west portal

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view of church exterior - west façade - detail

Scene Description: part of the defensive set-up in this fortified church
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05059MIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Object Details: altar
Date Visited: 2001-06-29
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century
Workshop/Group/Artisan: altar-font? / double-font
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 24470 Milhac-de-Nontron, France
Site Location: Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D707, 18 km NNE of Brantôme, 40 km NNE of Périgueux, just SE of Nontron, S of Villars
Historical Region: Parc naturel régional Périgord-Limousin, Périgord vert, Aquitaine
Additional Comments: altar font?
Font Notes:
On-site notes: one of the oddest-looking fonts resembling a modern vanity bathroom cabinet; it is rectangular in general shape and the top has one round basin well (in the centre), one oval basin (on the right), and a rectangular one (left); The front of the font is plain except for a little ornamental moulding and rosette on each corner of the upper side. The back has groove all along with two indentations, which was probably for the anchoring of the lid hinges. It looks like a late work, certainly an oddity, and may have served both as baptismal font and chapel altar [with the missing cover on]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 326571 5037369

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: double-font, rectangular, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round (basin1) oval (basin2)
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, rectangular (both)
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: The drain hole is in the central basin
Diameter (inside rim): 36 cm (basin1) - 30 x 35 cm (basin2)
Basin Depth: 20 cm (basin1) - 15 cm (basin2)
Basin Total Height: 30 cm
Height of Base: 60 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 98 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 64 x 101 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]