Bergbieten

Results: 2 records

B01: coat of arms - unidentified

B02: inscription

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

INFORMATION

FontID: 17090BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglisse paroissiale Saint-Laurent
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located in the arrondissement de Molsheim, canton de Wasselonne [Coordinates: 48° 34′ 38″ N, 7° 27′ 32″ E 48.577222, 7.458889]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1423, 1489
Century and Period: 15th century [composite font] [restored], Late Medieval [composite]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic 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.

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. Accessed: 2010-11-18 00:00:00. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.