Authon-la-Plaine

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07672AUT
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic stoup
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Aubin d'Authon-la-Plaine
Font Location in Church: Inside, by the W entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Albinus of Angers [aka Aubin]
Church Notes: 12th-13thC church; modified 15th, 16th -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00087808]
Church Address: Rue des Pavillons, 91410 Authon-la-Plaine, France
Site Location: Essonne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D191-D838 crossroads, about 20 km WNW of Étampes
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12th-13thC church here)
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes... l'Essonne (2002, v. 1: 205) as a ploygonal mounted holy-water stoup of the 16th century; the basin is ornamented with a deeply carved garland all around; below it, two roll mouldings; the pedestal of the base is octagonal-to-square with ornamentation (ball?) at the angles of the lower section. The same source reports traces of paint still visible on the base. There is visible damage on at least one of the sides of the basin, towards the top [Flohic ref.: 91080106]. The stoup is listed in Palissy [ref.: PM91000021]: "Bénitier [...] 16e siècle [...] H = 87 ; d = 68 [...] Récipient de forme octogonale, pied à socle carré. A remarquer, l'écusson du milieu, qui est placé la pointe en haut et porte un sablier [...] Porte ouest, à côté." Illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: AP91W02586, AP12R084718]. The baptismal font here is dated 18th-century in Palissy [ref.: PM91001411] and illustrated in Mémoire [ref: AP91W01430], therefore not listed in BSI on account of its late date [NB: we have no information on the font of the 12th-13th century church here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 422942 5366930
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.45079, 1.95787
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 27′ 2.84″ N, 1° 57′ 28.33″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 68 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 87 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Essonne, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, vol. 1: 205
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.