Loge-aux-Chevres / Loge-aux-Chévres

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B01: coat of arms - Mesgrigny family

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B02: coat of arms - Pleur family

BBU01: inscription

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes for details]

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BH01: animal - mammal - lion - head - 4

Scene Description: right under the upper rim; emblems of the Mesgrigny family

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BU01: design element - patterns - ribbed

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LB01: design element - motifs - moulding

Scene Description: on the stem of the base

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INFORMATION

FontID: 10323LOG

Church/Chapel: [Eglise paroissiale]

Country Name: France

Location: Aube, Grand Est

Directions to Site: Located off the D79, 7 km NW of Vendreuve-sur-Barse, about 35 km E of Troyes

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Date: pre 1559

Century and Period: 16th century(mid?), Late Medieval

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

The web site of the Parc Naturel Régional de la Forêt d'Orient [www.nature-aube.org] describes and illustrates the mid-16th century baptismal font at la Loge-aux-Chévres: the font was used for the first time for the baptism of the child of Jehan (VI) de Mesgrigny, a nobleman of Troyes, and Dame Marie de Pleure in 1559. The basin of the font carries four lion heads under the upper rim, and an inscription noting the event in between the lion heads; on the sides are the coats-of-arms of the Mesgrigny and the Pleurs (the lion head is the emblem of the Mesgrigny family). The lower side and underbowl of the basin are covered in a stylised ribbed pattern. The base is a cylindrical pedestal decorated with mouldings. [NB: it is likely that the font was donated by the mentioned families for the occasion]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: round (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

Inscription Location: under the upper rim

Inscription Text: [cf. FontNotes]