Meerssen No. 2 / Meersen
Results: 5 records
design element - motifs - torus-scotia-torus
design element - motifs - floral - 8
design element - motifs - moulding
design element - motifs - 4
Scene Description: at the four corners of the octagonal-to-square lower base
view of stoup
INFORMATION
Font ID: 19897MEE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Meerssener Basilika zum Heiligen Sakrament [aka Sint-Bartholomeuskerk]
Font Location in Church: inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Sacrament & St. Bartholomew
Church Address: 6231 LR Meerssen, Netherlands -- Tel.: +31 43 364 2255
Site Location: Limburg, Netherlands, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A79, E of the A2, 1-2 km NE of Rothem, 6-7 km NE of Maastricht
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
UTM: 31U 693787 5640510
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.883717, 5.755027
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 53′ 1.38″ N, 5° 45′ 18.1″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone (Mosan)
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal