Bourges No. 3

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 13703BOU
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early?), Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic stoup
Church / Chapel Name: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, NW side of the nave, behind the last column on the N side, just inside the Portail de la Vierge
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Address: Pl. Etienne Dolet, 18000 Bourges, France -- Tel.: +33 2 48 65 49 44
Site Location: Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the D978 [aka Rue de Sarrebourg], at the confluence N151-N76, about 50 km WNW of Nevers
Font Notes:
Noted in Chancel-Bardelot (2008) as one of five holy-water stoups in this cathedral church; this one is described as being of cast metal [cf. Index entry for Bourges No. 2 for another cast metal stoup in this church], and having the arms of the Duques of Bourbon on its upper rim; it is raised on a stone base, an octagonal pedestal. The source suggests a 15th or 16th century date for both metal stoups.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 454412 5214445
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.081944, 2.399444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 4′ 55″ N, 2° 23′ 58″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal [basin only] -- stone [base only], cast metal [basin only]
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Chancel-Bardelot, Béatrice de, Dictionnaire de la cathédrale de Bourges, suivi d'un répertoire des saintes dans la cathédrale, Dijon: Éditions Faton, 2008, p. 42