Altwies / Altwiese / Altwis

The baptismal font in this church is visible in a YouTube video [Eglise/Kirche/Church L-#ALTWIES] [accessed 16 August 2024]: it consists of a roughly cylindrical basin with a hemispherical underbowl, raised on a round pedestal base; the upper rim of the basin has a flat moulding; the underbowl is decorated with ribs all around, and there is a an inscribed date. 1685, on the side of the basin. The font cover is round, shell-shaped, hinged towards the back. A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 7 July 2024) raises the issue that the date on the font was altered ["The font was altered. Maybe the inscribed date was changed, as suggested by the article?"] and that the date on it may reflect the restoration date of 1685. PH provides a reference to an article by Joh. Engling, Die ältesten Taufsteine im apostolischen Vikariate Luxemburg, in the Publications de la Société pour la Recherche et la Conservation des Monuments Historiques dans le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg », année 1858, another reference to Der alte Taufstein in der Kirche zu Altwies [cf. ImagesArea] and the YouTube video mentioned above.