Meerssen No. 2 / Meersen
Results: 5 records
design element - motifs - 4
Scene Description: at the four corners of the octagonal-to-square lower base
design element - motifs - floral - 8
design element - motifs - moulding
design element - motifs - torus-scotia-torus
view of stoup
INFORMATION
FontID: 19897MEE
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Meerssener Basilika zum Heiligen Sakrament [aka Sint-Bartholomeuskerk]
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Sacrament & St. Bartholomew
Country Name: Netherlands
Location: Limburg
Directions to Site: Located NE of Maastricht
Font Location in Church: inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Century and Period: 15th century, Late Gothic
Font Notes:
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Holy-water stoup consisting of an octagonal basin decorated with a torus-scotia-torus grouping on the side, with eight floral motifs in the scotia; pronounce arrises and rounded underbowl; on a moulded octagonal pedestal base that turns square at the lower base. It appears to be made of the characteristic limestone of the Mosan area.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.883717, 5.755027
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 53′ 1.38″ N, 5° 45′ 18.1″ E
UTM: 31U 693787 5640510
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone (Mosan)
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal