Binche No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 25650BIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise collégiale Saint Ursmer
Church Patron Saints: St. Ursmarus [Bishop]
Church Location: rue Haute 5, 7130 Binche, Belgium
Country Name: Belgium
Location: Hainaut / Henegouwen, Wallonie / Wallonne
Directions to Site: Binche is located off the N55-N90 crossroads, about half way between Mons (W) and Charleroi (E)
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1622
Century and Period: 17th century(early)
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help in documenting the lost font here
Font Notes:
Baptismal font listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10040821] [accessed 12 August 2024]; the font is made of marble, on a baluster-type base, dated 1622 by an inscription. Double-dome font cover of brass with orb-and-cross finial.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.409022, 4.165086
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 24′ 32.48″ N, 4° 9′ 54.31″ E
UTM: 31U 582787 5584758

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: marble
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Font Height (less Plinth): 120 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * KIK-IRPA

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: [1622]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Material: metal, brass
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. Accessed: 2024-08-12 00:00:00. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.