Basville No. 2 / Basvila / Saint-Alvard

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17086BAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église Sainte-Anne - Chapelle Saint-Alvard Église
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Alvard
Church Address: 11 rue Grande, 23260 Basville, France
Site Location: Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the D10, 3 km NE of Crocq, about 20 km ESE of Aubusson.Saint-Alvard is now part of Basville
Font Notes:
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.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 453263 5080024
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.8722, 2.3978
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 52′ 19.92″ N, 2° 23′ 52.08″ E

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. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.