Basville No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 17086BAS
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Alvard
Church Patron Saints: St. Alvard
Country Name: France
Location: Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located on the D10, 3 km NE of Crocq, about 20 km ESE of Aubusson
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century,
Recorded in PALISSY [Référence : IM23000023] as a baptismal font made of granite in the 17th century; PALISSY (ibid.) mentions a large and a small basin, which would make this a double-font.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: [double-font]
Diameter (includes rim): 80 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [PALISSY [Référence : IM23000023]] -- [NB: presumably the diameter corresponds to the larger of the two basins]

REFERENCES

France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. Accessed: 2010-11-18 00:00:00. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.