Moulismes

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07709MOU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Sainte-Hilaire de Moulismes
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Hilary of Poitiers
Church Notes: present 19thC building replaced an earlier churchon the same ite
Church Address: 6 Pl. de l'Église, 86500 Moulismes, France
Site Location: Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N147, 14-15 km SW of Montmorillon, 45-50 km SE of Poitiers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Poitiers
Additional Comments: recycled font: probably survived the old church
Font Notes:
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.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 331843 5133095
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.330556, 0.815278
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 19' 50.0" N, 0° 48' 55.0" E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one [basin only]
Font Shape: octagonal
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, vol. 2: 660