Dingsheim
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view of font and cover
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date - 1625
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view of church exterior - south view
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view of church interior - nave - looking west
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 21623DIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1625
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Kilian
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in an alcove, N side of the nave, E end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Kilian [aka Chilian]
Church Notes: present 18thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA67005517]: "L'église de Dingsheim date de 1805, ainsi qu'en témoigne la date inscrite sur la façade antérieure. Sur le mur du chevet est gravée la date de 1857. D'après l'inscription sur le mur ouest, l'édifice a été restauré en 1939."
Church Address: rue Principale, 67370 Dingsheim, France
Site Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D166, NNW of Strasbourg
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font dated 1625 in this church; listed in Palissy [ref.: IM67009469]: "Cuve et pied en grès. Couvercle en bois peint. [...] La date de 1625 est gravée sur la cuve. Le pied semble plus récent." The basin is tub-shaped, and raised on a conical pedestal base of perhaps later date [cf. supra]; a crudely made font.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 401901 5387167
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.62987, 7.668623
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 37′ 47.53″ N, 7° 40′ 7.04″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: tub-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM67009469] gives height of font and cover as 170 cm
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: on the basin side
Inscription Text: "1625"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Notes: painted wood cover; dome-shaped with acorn finial
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.