Marchais nr. Laon

INFORMATION

FontID: 19000MAR

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale

Church Location: 02350 Marchais, France

Country Name: France

Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Directions to Site: Located in the canton of, and 6 km from Soissonne, 16 km from Laon

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint Quentin

Historical Region: Champagne picarde

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Stone baptismal font consisting of a square basin raised on a round pedestal base. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM02000744]: "Cuve carrée, portée par un fût monocylindrique [...] 12e siècle".

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 559091 5492745

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: square (mounted)

Basin Exterior Shape: square

Font Height (less Plinth): 94 cm*

Trapezoidal Basin: 97 x 97 cm*

Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM02000744]