Ivre-le-Polin No. 1 / Ivré-le-Pôlin

INFORMATION

FontID: 06131IVR
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: France
Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Pontvallain, arrondissement de La Flèche
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1300) as one of two former grain measures now used as holy-water stoups in this church; this one is monolithic, shallow, square in plan and has two large handles at opposite ends of the basin. [cf. Index entry for Ivré-le-Pôlin No. 2]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

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