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LB01: design element - patterns - honeycomb

Scene Description: Concave romboid pattern resembling a honeycomb

UB01: design element - patterns - honeycomb

Scene Description: Concave romboid pattern resembling a honeycomb

INFORMATION

FontID: 05024LIP
Church/Chapel: [Parish Church]
Country Name: Switzerland
Location: Thurgau
Date: 1695
Century and Period: 17th century(late), Early Gothic
Described and illustrated in Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 131) as a baptismal font in the Early-Gothic style dated 1695; the hexagonal basin has short vertical sides and rounded underbowl; it looks like it has been recently re-tooled. The short stem of the base has vertical column-like mouldings and some romboid concave pattern resembling honeycombs, a pattern which appears also on the lower base; both stem and lower base are octagonal. [Reference is given in the source above as "Inventarnummer 4702.5604"]. [NB: we are grateful to Ursula Tschan for bringing this source to our attention]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 100.5 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm
Notes on Measurements: Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 131)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Notes: "Die Taufscale ist auf der Innenseite mit 1695 datiert", Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 131)
Inscription Location: basin lining
Inscription Text: "1695"
Inscription Source: Schätze des Glaubens (1999: 131)

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood,
Notes: Hexagonal low lid

REFERENCES

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