Marchais nr. Laon
INFORMATION
Font ID: 19000MAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Marchais
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Rue de Coucy, 02350 Marchais, France
Site Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D25, in the canton of, and 6 km WNW of Sissonne, 16 km ENE of Laon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint Quentin
Historical Region: Champagne picarde
Font Notes:
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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]