Rickenbach / Rickenbach bei Wil

Results: 6 records

B01: Christ - Agnus Dei

on one of the sides of the basin, in a shield-like frame
Scene Description: on one of the sides of the basin, in a shield-like frame

B02: coat of arms - Gallus Secundus, abbot of St. Gall

a/p identification in Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 129); this Gallus was abbot of St. Gall between 1654 and 1687
Scene Description: a/p identification in Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 129); this Gallus was abbot of St. Gall between 1654 and 1687

B03: Christ - monogram

in a shield like frame with a wreath over it
Scene Description: in a shield like frame with a wreath over it

B04: Virgin Mary - monogram

a/p identification in Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 129)
Scene Description: a/p identification in Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 129)

LB01: design element - motifs - foliage

a sort of stylised foliage motif (?)
Scene Description: a sort of stylised foliage motif (?)

UB01: design element - patterns - chain

around the upper part of the base
Scene Description: around the upper part of the base

INFORMATION

FontID: 05016RIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: [Parish Church]
Country Name: Switzerland
Location: Thurgau
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1603
Century and Period: 17th century(early), Renaissance
Cognate Fonts: The font at Pfyn, in the same canton, is dated slightly later and its ornamentation is different, but it has exactly the same shape and even bears a Biblical inscription at the upper basin side like the font at Rickenbach.
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 129) as a hexagonal font dated to 1603. There is long inscription around the basin side, at the rim, and continuing on the basin side motifs, with a text from the New Testament (John 3, 5) followed by the name of an abbot "Gallus Secundus, Sancti Galli abbas" [this Gallus was abbot of St. Gall from 1654 to 1687, according to the same source]. Each of the basin sides [only three visible in the source] has a large motif: the front one appears to be the arms of abbot Gallus, and is right under his name in the inscription; to its right, Jesus' monogram in a wreath; to its left, an Agnus Dei with flag. The upper part of the base has a chain-like pattern, while the lower part is ornamented with stylised foliage (?) motif. [Reference is given in the source above as "Inventarnummer 4751.1603"]. [NB: we are grateful to Ursula Tschan for bringing this source to our attention]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 65 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 91 cm
Notes on Measurements: a/p Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 129)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: NB: the inscriptiontext source does not transcribe the extensions, abbreviations, etc.
Inscription Location: around the rim side and continued on the basin side motifs
Inscription Text: 'NISI QUIS RENATUS FUERIT EX AQUA ET SPIRITU SANCTO NON POTEST INTROIRE IN REGNUM DEI/ IO.C.3. / GALLUS SECUNDUS SANCTI GALLI ABBAS"
Inscription Source: Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 129)

LID INFORMATION

Date: unknown
Material: wood
Notes: Only part of the ornate font cover is visible in the source.

REFERENCES

Schätze des Glaubens: Kostbarkeiten aus dem Besitz der thurgauischen Kirchgemeinden, Frauenfeld, Stuttgart, Wien: Verlag Huber, 1999