Velaines / Vlainne

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view of basin

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Image Source: digital image of a 1976 B&W photograph [cliché M251542] in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10061505] [accessed 30 March 2024]

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view of church exterior - northwest view

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Image Source: digital image of a 1976 B&W photograph [cliché M251541] in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10061505] [accessed 30 March 2024]

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view of church exterior - south view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium), 2024

Image Source: digital image of a 1976 B&W photograph [cliché M251542] in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10061505] [accessed 30 March 2024]

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view of font

Scene Description: the medieval basin on a modern makeshift base -- the underside of the basin shows a round moulded underbowl where a broad central shaft would fit; at the corners are the foliage capitals where the four outer colonnettes of the base would fit

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium), 2024

Image Source: digital image of a 1976 B&W photograph [cliché M251610] in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10061551] [accessed 30 March 2024]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 25403VEL
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale St. Martin
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: Place de Velaines, Velaines, 7760 Celles, Belgium -- Tel.: 069 23 65 31
Country Name: Belgium
Location: Hainaut, Wallonie / Wallonne
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the E429, about 10 km NE of Tournai
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tournai
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century [basin only], Romanesque [altered]
Church Notes: late 16thC church; modified 18thC; restored 1922
A disused font made of stone is listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10061551] [accessed 30 March 2024]; the font consists of a medieval basin raised on a modern pedestal base: "fonts baptismaux [...] roman[style] [...] Dimensions: hauteur: 32 cm; largeur: 92 cm; profondeur: 92 cm; hauteur tot. 124 cm [...] 1191-1210 : la cuve; 1901-1910 : le fût [...] en dépôt dans le parc des pères Oblats".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Basin Total Height: 32 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 124 cm* [includes modern base]
Trapezoidal Basin: 92 x 92 cm*

REFERENCES

KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. Accessed: 2024-03-30 00:00:00. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.