Bergbieten

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 17090BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1423, 1489
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century [composite font] [restored], Late Medieval [composite]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Laurent, Bergbieten
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: 5 rue de l'Eglise, 67310 Bergnieten, France
Site Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D118, 5-6 km NNW of Molsheim, 25-30 km W of Strasbourg
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Additional Comments: restored font / composite font
Font Notes:
Recorded in PALISSY [Référence : IM67010331] as an octagonal baptismal font of sandstone made up of three separate pieces; inscribed with dates: 1423, 1489, on the basin (?); also a shield bearing unidentified arms; may have belonged to the earlier church; restored.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 386335 5381469
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.575992, 7.458992
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 34′ 33.57″ N, 7° 27′ 32.37″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 120 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [PALISSY [Référence : IM67010331]]

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.