Faux-la-Montagne / Faus
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design element - motifs - varied
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design element - patterns - crenellated
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design element - patterns - ribbed - flat ribs or slats
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design element - patterns - sawtooth
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view of church exterior - northwest view
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view of church exterior - southwest end
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view of font
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INFORMATION
FontID: 20377FAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Église Saint-Étienne de Faux-la-Montagne
Church Patron Saints: St. Stephen
Church Location: 23340 Faux-la-Montagne, France
Country Name: France
Location: Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located on the D992, in the canton Felletin, arr. Aubusson,just N of the Vienne river, in the outer reaches of the Parc naturel régional de Millevaches, in the Limousin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: [composite font?], [composite]
Church Notes: Listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00100062]: 13thC church with 15th and 18thC extensions and renovations -- the Fondation di Patrimoine [www.fondation-patrimoine.org/fr/limousin-14/tous-les-projets-679/detail-eglise-de-faux-la-montagne-1112] [accessed 27 February 2016] gives the original date for this church as the 12thC
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a circular basin with crenellated upper rim and a pattern of flat quasi-triangular ribbing below; round pedestal base with varied motifs down the sides; round lower base with a saw-tooth pattern and moulded sides atop. Basin and stem appear to be made of a pinkish grantite, the lower base being darker and brownish; the basin appears to have been re-cut and re-tooled, as does the stem. No cover present.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 45.750222, 1.93375
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 45° 45′ 0.8″ N, 1° 56′ 1.5″ E
UTM: 31T 417067 5066849
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round