Tablier / Le Tablier

INFORMATION

FontID: 05593TAB
Church/Chapel: [not in a church]
Country Name: France
Location: Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de La Roche-sur-Yon, in the arrondissement de La Roche-sur-Yon
Font Location in Church: The font is in the Place de l'Église [church square]
Century and Period: 8th - 11th century, Carolingian
Cognate Fonts: Another such object in nearby Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux
Described and illustrated in Le Patrimoine... de la Vendée (2001, v. 2: 902) as an octagonal granite "baptistère" belonging to the "'époque carolingienne" [=Carolingian period]; the basin shows a drain hole on one of the sides, towards the middle, which is a likely indication of its use in a farm at some point in its existence. The source (ibid.) states that it originates from the Carolingian church burnt during the Revolution, nd that the municipality intends to have it moved to the present parish church, l'église Saint-Mélaine. [NB: as with the similar object in nearby Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux, the early dating and even the function could be questioned]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: [probably ot original]
Basin Total Height: 30 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le Patrimoine... de la Vendée (2001, v. 2: 902)

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Vendée, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001