Marsac nr. Montauban
INFORMATION
Font ID: 21574MAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 19th century, Medieval? / Modern?
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Barthélémy de Marsac
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Bartholomew
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00039256]: "Eglise du 14e siècle ? ; remaniée vers 1858 : exhaussement des murs, fausse voûte, surélévation du clocher, adjonction du porche et construction des chapelles latérales ; porte du 17e siècle (menuiserie de 1786)".
Church Address: Le village, 82120 Marsac, France
Site Location: Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D25, E of the D40, SW of Moissac, 45-50 km WSW of Montauban, near the departmental border with Gers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Montauban
Historical Region: Gascogne
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of stone with a hemispherical basin listed in Palissy [ref.: IM82001737]: "Fonts baptismaux dont la datation est incertaine".
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.943611, 0.822778
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 56′ 37″ N, 0° 49′ 22″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 73.5 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM82001737]
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.