Andenelle No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 25896AND
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century, Late Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Pierre d'Andenelle [aka Église des Sarrasins]
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: 12thC church; modified 19th and 20thC
Church Address: Rue de l'Eglise Saint-Pierre 7, 5300 Andenne, Belgium
Site Location: Namur, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N90, on the S bank of the Meuse, in the municipality and about 1 km W of Andenne, 20 km E of Namur
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Namur
Font Notes:
Baptismal font listed and illustrated in BALat KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10078095] [accessed 19 October 2025]: " fonts baptismaux [...] Date: 1601 - 1700 [...] hauteur: 115 cm [...] Couvercle en laiton, d'une hauteur de 30cm". The font is of a common 17th century design consisting of a small hemispherical basin raised on a a round baluster-shaped pedestal base on a tiny round-to-square lower base. The basin side has a heraldic device [unidentified; inludes the initials VR] below the torus-scotia ornament on the upper rim. The dome-shaped brass cover is plain with a ball finial.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 649835 5595768
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.4947, 5.11256
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 29′ 40.92″ N, 5° 6′ 45.22″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Font Height (less Plinth): 115 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BALat KIK-IRPA [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.