Moulismes

INFORMATION

FontID: 07709MOU
Church/Chapel: Eglise Sainte-Hilaire
Church Patron Saints: St. Hilary of Poitiers
Country Name: France
Location: Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Montmorillon, arrondissement de Montmorillon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 14th century, Medieval
Described and illustrated in Le Patrimoine des communes de la Vienne (2002, v. 2: 660) as a the surviving basin of the baptismal font of the old church; it is a rather crude octagonal piece with uneven sides; the inner well is also octagonal but the angles are somewhat rounded; traces of an iron staple are still visible on the upper basin side,, where the stone is damaged, probably for the lock of the old cover.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one [basin only]
Font Shape: octagonal [basin only]
Basin Interior Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Notes: traces of iron staple from the old cover

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Vienne, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002