Bermonville No. 2

Results: 2 records

design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis

[cf. FontNotes]
Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

design element - patterns - V-shaped

[cf. FontNotes]
Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 21495BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame
Church Patron Saints: The Nativity of St. Mary
Church Location: rue du Calvaire, 76640 Bermonville, France
Country Name: France
Location: Seine-Maritime, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located off the D29-D926 crossroads, in the canton de Fauville-en-Caux, 40 km NE of Le Havre [NB: as of Jan. 2017 it is in the municipality of Terres-de-Caux]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Rouen
Historical Region: Pays de Caux, Haute-Normandie
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century
Font Notes:
The second of two baptismal fonts in this church listed in Palissy; this one, of the 17th century, must have replaced the older font of the 14th century that had been relagated to the cemetery [cf. Index entry for Bermonville no. 1]; the Palissy entry for the later font [ref.: PM76000174] describes it: "Cuve de forme carré [...] décor en V avec fleurs de lys sur le tour de la cuve [...] 17e siècle".

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 329317 5501479

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square