Velaines / Vlainne
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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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view of basin
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]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-4.0
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]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-4.0
view of church exterior - northwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium), 2024
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]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25403VEL
Object Type: Baptismal Font2, fragment
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century [basin only], Romanesque [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale St. Martin
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: late 16thC church; modified 18thC; restored 1922
Church Address: Place de Velaines, Velaines, 7760 Celles, Belgium -- Tel.: 069 23 65 31
Site Location: Hainaut, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the E429, about 10 km NE of Tournai
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tournai
Additional Comments: disused font [cf. FontNotes] / altered font (modern replacement base)
Font Notes:
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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. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.