Binche No. 2
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25650BIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1622
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early)
Church / Chapel Name: Église collégiale Saint Ursmer
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Ursmarus [Bishop]
Church Address: rue Haute 5, 7130 Binche, Belgium
Site Location: Hainaut / Henegouwen, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Binche is located off the N55-N90 crossroads, about half way between Mons (W) and Charleroi (E)
Font Notes:
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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.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help in documenting the lost font here
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 582787 5584758
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.409022, 4.165086
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 24′ 32.48″ N, 4° 9′ 54.31″ E
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 Text: [1622]
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal, brass
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.