Norlem / Nørlem
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05136NOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Originally from Nørlem Kirke, now in Limvig, in Valgmenighedskirke
Font Location in Church: Now in Limvig, in Valgmenighedskirke
Site Location: Ringkøbing, Midtjylland, Denmark, Europe
Historical Region: Ringkøbing amt, Skodborg herred
Additional Comments: abandoned / recycled font: a Romanesque granite baptismal font which was made redundant in the 1800s and went into private hands. It is reported now [ca. 1998] in a privated garden in Limvig.
Font Notes:
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Nyborg (1998- : Bd. 2, heft 8, p. 616) tells of a Romanesque granite baptismal font which was made redundant in 1769-70 and went into private hands; in 1900 it was rescued from a private garden in Limvig and installed in Valgmenighedskirke.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
REFERENCES
- Nyborg, Ebbe, Danmarks Kirker: Ringkøbing Amt, København: Nationalmuseets Forlag, 1998-, Bd. 2, heft 8, p. 616-617