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B01: inscription

[cf. Font notes]
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 17089BAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Sainte-Catherine
Church Patron Saints: St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine]
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located in the arrondissement de Molsheim, canton de Wasselonne, 25 km W of Strasbourg [Coordinates: 48° 35′ 4″ N, 7° 26′ 16″ E 48.584444, 7.437778]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1687
Century and Period: 17th century(late)
Font Notes:
Recorded in PALISSY [Référence : IM67010305] as a baptismal font made of sandstone bearing and inscription on the basin containing the letters LR [Ludovicus Rex] and the date 1687; this source informs that the font was moved to the church in 1905 and it lacks the original cover.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Height (less Plinth): 112 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [PALISSY [Référence : IM67010305]]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: letters and numbers
Inscription Notes: L R = Ludovicus Rex [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: on the basin
Inscription Text: "L R / 1687"

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

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.