Jouy en Pithiverais No. 1 / Jouy-en-Pithiverais

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10125JOU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century/ 18th century
Cognate Fonts: Somewhat similar to the font at nearby Bazoches-les-Gallerandes
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-André de Jouy-en-Pithiverais [aka Saint-André-et-Saint-Saturnin]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: Rue de l'Église, 45480 Jouy-en-Pithiverais, France
Site Location: Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D20, just S of the D927, about 15 km WSW of Pithiviers
Font Notes:
Described in the web site http://beauce45-catholique-orleans.cef.fr/Html/eglises/[...] as a baptismal font similar in general terms to the one at nearby Bazoches[-en-Gallerandes] [cf. Index entry], itself dated to the 16th century; however, a detail of a capital makes the source suggest a possible apperarance of 18th century dating. [cf. Index entry fro Jouy-en-Pithiverais No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 16th century in this same church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 433993 5332475
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.1421, 2.11269
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 8′ 31.56″ N, 2° 6′ 45.68″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone