Saint-Michel-sur-Loire / St-Michel-sur-Loire

INFORMATION

FontID: 06184MIC
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Michel [from the old church]
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Country Name: France
Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Langeais, arrondissement de Chinon
Font Location in Church: Located outside the church, in the porch
Century and Period: 15th century, Late Medieval
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 670) as the only object left from the old church at Saint-Michel-sur-Loire; it is an octagonal basin, originally mounted on its base, now used as a flower-pot in the porch of the new church; it is badly weathered.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001