Vergnies No. 2 / Vergnîye
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design element - patterns - piping or ribbed
view of stoup in context
INFORMATION
Font ID: 24375VER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, wall-mounted
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Vergnies, 6440 Froidchapelle, Belgium
Site Location: Hainaut / Henegouwen, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the N40 [aka chau. de Beaumont], in the municipality and 5-6 km N of Froidchapelle, 5-6 km SE of Beaumont and the French border
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tournai
Additional Comments: re-cycled stoup (used as baptismal font at some point [cf. FontNotes])
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [http://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10071135] [accessed 16 October 2022] as a baptismal font dating possibly between 1501 and 1600; it was formerly a wall-mounted holy-water stoup made later into a font; it has a cover topped with a Latin cross. [NB: it appears that the former wall-mounted stoup was provided with a cover and used for baptisms when the main medieval font was not in use in this church].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this object to our attention and for his help in documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 593203 5561530
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.198614, 4.305911
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 11′ 55.01″ N, 4° 18′ 21.28″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric, wall mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Basin Total Height: 52 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BALaT KIK-IRPA
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]