Ryssby nr. Ljungby

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Source caption: "Ryssby kyrka [...] Medeltida dopfunt. Blyertstecknng av Per Gustaf Vistrand, 10 oktober 1879." ""Depicted place Sweden, Kalmar Municipality, Ryssby parish, Kronoberg county"
Scene Description: Source caption: "Ryssby kyrka [...] Medeltida dopfunt. Blyertstecknng av Per Gustaf Vistrand, 10 oktober 1879." ""Depicted place Sweden, Kalmar Municipality, Ryssby parish, Kronoberg county"
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Image Source: digital photograph [htsm0346] 18 August 2015 by Lars Kennerstedt of a 10 October 1879 drawing by Gustaf Vistrand, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ryssby_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16001000536447.jpg] [accessed 15 April 2022]
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Source caption: "Ryssby kyrka [...] Dopfunt av grå sandsten. 1200-talets tidigare hälft."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Ryssby kyrka [...] Dopfunt av grå sandsten. 1200-talets tidigare hälft."
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Image Source: digital image [2045-005.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ryssby_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200087431.jpg] [accessed 14 April 2022]
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design element - motifs - vine - beaded-tape

with inserts in its spandrels
Scene Description: with inserts in its spandrels
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symbol - triquetra

two of them are visile here in the upper spandrels of the vine
Scene Description: two of them are visile here in the upper spandrels of the vine
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910618F3] [accessed 14 April 2022]
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Christ - Christ in Majesty - holding book in left hand - right hand raised in benediction

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design element - patterns - ribbed - in round arches

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view of church exterior in context - southwest view

Source caption: "Ryssby kyrka ,Kronobergs län.Exteriör"
Scene Description: Source caption: "Ryssby kyrka ,Kronobergs län.Exteriör"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bernt Fransson, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph 11 September 2014 by Bernt Fransson [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ryssby_kyrka_Kronobergs_län_02.JPG] [accessed 14 April 2022]
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view of church exterior in context - southeast view

Source caption: "Ryssby kyrka ,Kronobergs län.Exteriör"
Scene Description: Source caption: "Ryssby kyrka ,Kronobergs län.Exteriör"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bernt Fransson, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph 11 September 2014 by Bernt Fransson [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ryssby_kyrka_Kronobergs_län_01.JPG] [accessed 14 April 2022]
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Source caption: "Dopfunt från 1200-talets början, tillhör dem s k Vitabygruppen" -- the medieval font in the southeast corner of the new church
Scene Description: Source caption: "Dopfunt från 1200-talets början, tillhör dem s k Vitabygruppen" -- the medieval font in the southeast corner of the new church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Barbro Thörn, 2022
Image Source: digital photograph by Barbro Thörn, in Kyrkokartan [https://www.kyrkokartan.se/055914/images/55914_12022682] [accessed 14 April 2022]
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view of church interior - looking east

Source caption: "Målningar i korvalvet är av Waldemar Lorentzon, Halmstadsgruppen. År 1951" -- the top of the medieval font is visible in the right corner of the image, to the left of the large crucifix
Scene Description: Source caption: "Målningar i korvalvet är av Waldemar Lorentzon, Halmstadsgruppen. År 1951" -- the top of the medieval font is visible in the right corner of the image, to the left of the large crucifix
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Barbro Thörn, 2022
Image Source: digital photograph by Barbro Thörn, in Kyrkokartan [https://www.kyrkokartan.se/055914/images/55914_12022682] [accessed 14 April 2022]
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design element - motifs - roll moulding

here it is clearly seen as part of the base block
Scene Description: here it is clearly seen as part of the base block
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human figure - head - 2

human on the left, animal, with part of the upper body, on the right
Scene Description: human on the left, animal, with part of the upper body, on the right
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human figure - head

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human figure - head - 4

one is human; two are animal (one of which with part of a body); the last one -seen here in the middle- is too badly damaged to be idnetified
Scene Description: one is human; two are animal (one of which with part of a body); the last one -seen here in the middle- is too badly damaged to be idnetified
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design element - motifs - floral, plant or tree

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Image Source: digital photograph [htsm0346] 18 August 2015 by Lars Kennerstedt of a 10 October 1879 drawing by Gustaf Vistrand, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ryssby_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16001000536447.jpg] [accessed 15 April 2022]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 00418RYS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1200?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Vitabygruppen / Vitaby-Maglehemsgruppen [Borg]
Church / Chapel Name: Ryssby kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church, SE corner
Church Notes: medieval church replaced 1770s; replaced 1840-1844
Church Address: Kyrkogatan 1, 341 76 Ryssby, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 372 400 30
Site Location: Småland, Kronobergs län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off local road G612 [aka Kungsvägen], S of county road 25, in the municipality and 10 km E of Ljungby, about 40 km W of Växjö
Ecclesiastic Region: Växjö stift
Historical Region: Sunnerbo härad
Font Notes:
Illustrated in a 10 October 1878 drawing by Gustaf Vistrand [cf. ImagesArea]. Noted and illustrated in Blomqvist (1929) as an imported font made of sandstone in the 13th century. Noted in Rydbeck (1936). Noted in Nordström (1984). Inventoried and illustrated in Borg (2002) as a baptismal font in the 'Vitaby-Maglehemsgruppen' made of sandstone in the 13th century. Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910618F3] as a baptismal font in the 'Vitabygruppen' made of sandstone ca. 1200.

COORDINATES

UTM: 33V 448883 6302660
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 56.864897, 14.161567
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 56° 51′ 53.63″ N, 14° 9′ 41.64″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 9,5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 59 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 78 cm* / **
Basin Depth: 38 cm*
Basin Total Height: 47 cm*
Height of Base: 36 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 83 cm* / **
Notes on Measurements: * Borg (2002) / ** SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910618F3]

REFERENCES

  • Blomqvist, Ragnar, Studier i Smålands romanska stenkonst, 1929, p. 125-127 and pl. XXVII
  • Borg, Raine, Smålands medeltida dopfuntar, Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2002, vol. 2: 214-215
  • Nordström, Folke, Mediaeval Baptismal Fonts: An Iconographical Study, Stockholm: Universitetet i Umeå, 1984, p. 38ff
  • Rydbeck, Monica, Skånes stenmästare före 1200, 1936, p. 324ff