Lampernisse in Dixmude No. 2 / Diksmuide

INFORMATION

FontID: 23444LAM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Heilige-Kruisverheffingskerk, Lampernisse
Church Patron Saints: The Exaltation of the Cross
Church Location: Lampernisse, Zannekinstraat 16, 8600 Diksmuide, Belgium
Country Name: Belgium
Location: West-Vlaanderen / Flandre Ouest, Vlaanderen / Flandres
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the N35, 6-7 km W of Dixmude / Diksmuide, about 30 km W of Duinkerke
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century [basin only] [composite font], Late Medieval [composite]
Church Notes: 13thC church with tower added towards the end of the century; modified and damaged in wars 16th and 17thC; church closed by the French from 1793 through 1830; renovated in 1890s and a 15thC font discovered; destroyed in WWI; re-built 1920s
Font Notes:
According to the entry for this church in the Inventaris onroerend erfgoed [https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/78332] [accessed 16 September 2021], a 15th-century octagonal bronze tub basin was discovered during the restoration of the church [1898+]; it was restored and newly mounted on a blue limestone base.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.032783, 2.768781
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 1′ 58.02″ N, 2° 46′ 7.61″ E
UTM: 31U 483787 5653496

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, bronze
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal