Moutier-Saint-Jean No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25388MOU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale de la Conversion de Saint Paul Saint Jean Baptiste
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist & St. Paul
Church Address: 12 Rue Saint-Paul, 21500 Moutiers-Saint-Jean, France
Site Location: Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D1, 3-4 km W of Athie, 15 km from Montbard, about 70 km NW of Dijon
Historical Region: Bourgogne
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
Baptismal font listed in Palissy [ref.: IM89001548]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] ovale [...] calcaire [...] Ornementation (à godrons, à feuille, à feuille stylisée) [...] 17e siècle [...] H = 100 ; l = 82,5 ; la = 68 [...] Couvercle en bois. [...] Dans l'angle antérieur gauche de la nef".

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 591833 5268398
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.5625, 4.2208
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 33′ 45″ N, 4° 13′ 14.88″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: oval, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 82.5 x 68 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM89001548]

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

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.