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design element - motifs - moulding
view of basin - interior - drain
INFORMATION
FontID: 16536BRU
Museum and Inventory Number: Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire de Bruxelles / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis - Brussel
Church/Chapel: [original church unknown]
Country Name: Belgium
Location: Bruxelles, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest ou Brussel
Font Location in Church: In a Brussels museum
Century and Period: 15th century, Gothic
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Holy-water stoup consisting of a basin and pedestal base of hexagonal moulded shape, the lower base hexagonal-to-square; the basin well is round [NB: there is a side drain hole in the basin well, which may be an indication that the stoup was used as font at some point]. The museum label dates it to the 15th century and identifies the material as "calcaire hennuyer", that is, a limestone from the Hainaut region of Belgium.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, limestone [Hainaut limestone]
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Drainage Notes: [cf. FontNotes]