Champagnac la Noaille No. 1 / Champagnac-la-Noaille / Champagnac-la-Montagne / Champagne-le-Doustre / Champanhac-la-Noalha

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design element - motifs - piping or ribs
view of church exterior - southwest view
view of church interior - nave - looking east
INFORMATION
FontID: 20840CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin-de-Tours
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: 19320 Champagnac-la-Noaille, France
Country Name: France
Location: Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located off the A89, SSW of Egletons, ENE of Tulle, SE of Limoges, SW of Clermont-Ferrand
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tulle [ancien diocèse de Limoges]
Historical Region: Limousin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N chapel
Century and Period: 17th century
Church Notes: original 12thC church; modified 15thC -- listed and illustrated in Mérimée [ref.: IA00030375]: "12e siècle ; 15e siècle, 16e siècle (?) ; 4e quart 19e siècle".
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in Palissy [ref.: IM19000489] as a granite baptismal font probably of the 17th century, with repairs in cement on one of the sides. It consists of a round tapering tub basin decorated with a number of piping or ribs all around; raised on a square block. No cover present.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: tub-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 11 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 73 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 97 cm*
Basin Total Height: 62 cm*
Height of Base: 25 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 87 cm [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM19000489]