Dannemois

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07686DAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (?), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Mammès de Dannemois
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mammes of Cesarea [aka Mamas, Mammas, Mammet]
Church Notes: 11th-12thC church; much damaged and modified since; -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00087880]
Church Address: 10 Rue de l'Église, 91490 Dannemois, France
Site Location: Essonne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D90, E of the D948, about 25 km E of Etampes
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes... l'Essonne (2002, v. 2: 722) as an oval mounted baptismal font of the 14th or 15th century made of limestone; the oval basin has a roll moulding at the upper rim; the sides are ornamented with a band of busy stylised motifs; a thin moulding separates this band from the underbowl, which is decorated with very shallow ribbed pattern; the base is oval too, but narrower and practically plain [Flohic ref.: 91230503]. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM91001548]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] 4e quart 16e siècle [...] H = 96 ; la = 35 ; pr = 63 [...] Dans la 1ère travée entre nef et bas-côté de l'église". Illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: AP91W01923].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 461252 5366772
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.45289, 2.47595
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 27′ 10.4″ N, 2° 28′ 33.42″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: oval, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm* / 96 cm**
Trapezoidal Basin: 60 cm* / 35 x 63 cm**
Notes on Measurements: * Patrimoine des communes... l'Essonne (2002, v. 2: 722) / ** Palissy [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Essonne, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, vol. 2: 722
  • 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.