Domfessel / Donnevasle / Dumfässel / Dunesasseln / Dunnvaszel
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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view of church interior - nave - looking west
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view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: Listed in Palissy [ref.: IM67009093]
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view of font and cover in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Peneloppe67, 2015
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INFORMATION
FontID: 21612COM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale protestante Saint-Gall de Domfessel
Church Patron Saints: St. Gall [aka Gallech, Gallus, Gilianus]
Church Location: 67430 Domfessel, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D8, W of Lorentzen, E of the E25/Autoroute de l'Est, NW of Strasbourg
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord -- Alsace
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1340?
Century and Period: 14th century, Gothic
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help in documenting this font
Church Notes: Listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA67005785]: "Ancienne église paroissiale construite entre 1330 et 1340 à l'initiative de Henri de Sarrewerden ; église de protestants depuis l'introduction de la Réforme, elle redevint néanmoins, épisodiquement église paroissiale au cours du 17e siècle"
Font Notes:
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Listed in Palissy [ref.: IM67009093] as a baptismal font of sandstone dated in the 14th century decorated with the Tetrapmorphos; much damaged ["Le décor a été arasé"]. The font consists of a large hemispherical basin with areas that were carved but appear to be chiselled off; raised on a short moulded cylindrical stem and a polygonal lower base.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.95184, 7.15193
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 57′ 6.62″ N, 7° 9′ 6.95″ E
UTM: 32U 364700 5423748
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 105 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 103 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM67009093]
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: round, flat and plain; appears modern