Moussey
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view of church exterior - northeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hg marigny, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 April 2009 by Hg marigny https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moussey_01.JPG] [accessed 18 June 2016]
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view of church exterior - east view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © G.Garitan, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 20 September 2014 by G.Garitan [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:08119_église_abside.JPG] [accessed 18 June 2016]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0
view of church exterior - southwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hg marigny, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 April 2009 by Hg marigny https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moussey_01_(1).JPG] [accessed 18 June 2016]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 20623MOU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 12thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00078164]
Church Address: 3 Rte de Villebertin, 10800 Moussey, France
Site Location: Aube, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D25 [aka Route de Villebertin], 10 km SSE of Troyes city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Troyes
Historical Region: Grand Troyes
Additional Comments: altered font? (the pedestal base is a later replacement)
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of stone consisting of a plain octagonal basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base and a square lower base, the last two apparently a later replacement. The basin is badly affected by moss and lichens. Listed and illustrated in Palissy [ref.: IM10007209]: "Anciens fonts baptismaux [...] 12e siècle [...] Il reste seulement la cuve, posée sur un pied plus récent. [...] Elle est en grande partie recouverte par des mousses et lichens."
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 581383 5340764
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.214879, 4.095556
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 12′ 53.56″ N, 4° 5′ 44″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Basin Total Height: 44.5 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: [la = 69.5] cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM10007209]
REFERENCES
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.