Haguenau No. 2 / Hagenau

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view of font and cover

the late-14thC font, with the 20thC cover by F. Stlamsen, inside the baptistery
Scene Description: the late-14thC font, with the 20thC cover by F. Stlamsen, inside the baptistery

view of font and cover in context

the late-14thC font, with the 20thC cover by F. Stlamsen, inside the baptistery
Scene Description: the late-14thC font, with the 20thC cover by F. Stlamsen, inside the baptistery

design element - motifs - quatrefoil

two bands of very large and deeply-carved quatrefoils
Scene Description: two bands of very large and deeply-carved quatrefoils

INFORMATION

Font ID: 21397HAG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (late?), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Nicolas de Haguenau [ancienne église du Couvent des Prémontrés de la Vierge, Saint-Paul, Saint-Nicolas, église paroissiale]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Address: 67500 Haguenau, France
Site Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the D27-D29-D48-D85-N63 confluence, 30 km N of Strasbourg
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of the late 14th century in pinkish sandstone listed in Palissy [ref.: IM67002149]: "Fonts baptismaux sans pied, à Cuve [grès (rose)] octogonale de la fin du 14e siècle et couvercle en cuivre réalisé au 20e siècle par F. Stlamsen".

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 411322 5408181
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.82028, 7.791935
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 49′ 13.01″ N, 7° 47′ 30.97″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal, unmounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 125 cm*
Basin Total Height: 88 cm*
Height of Base: 20 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 108 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM67002149]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Location: on the 20th-century cover

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern / 20th century
Material: metal, copper
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • 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.