Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 05101QUE
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Quentin-d'Amiens
Church Patron Saints: St. Quentin [aka Quentin of Amiens, Quintin, Quintinus]
Country Name: France
Location: Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Felletin, arrondissement d'Aubusson
Font Location in Church: On the south side of the nave
On-site notes: there are two curious holy-water stoups (or fonts) in this church besides the well-known Roman altar converted to a stoup; they are wall mounted, almost like lavabos, except that their location would not make sense for that purpose: one is at the west wall, on the north side; the other is on the south wall, about middle of the nave. They are both housed (or hidden) in a sort of armoire that looks very much like a confessional; a front half-door opens to give access to the basin. The cabinetry may well be of late date (19th century?) but the stoups themselves are probably medieval. This one, located on the south wall, has a large rectangular basin and does not appear to have a drain. The locals we inquired from at the village seemed to recall that one of them had been used as baptismal font.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: rectangular (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Rim Thickness: 6 cm (approx.)
Diameter (inside rim): 50 x 80 cm
Basin Depth: 40 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 62 x 92 (approx.)
Notes on Measurements: BSI [NB: all measurements are approximate]