Torring / Tørring

Results: 2 records

BBU01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

Scene Description: right under the rim

BU01: design element - patterns - ribbed

INFORMATION

FontID: 05138TOR
Church/Chapel: Tørring Kirke
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Ringkøbing, Midtjylland
Historical Region: Ringkøbing amt, Skodborg herred
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Nordvestjyske type [Mackeprang]
Described and illustrated in Nyborg (1998- : Bd. 2, hefte 8, p. 688-689; chalice-shaped Romanesque granite font of the type common in this area [cf. Index entry for Hedlum et al.]; the basin is hemispheric with a square-cut rim and a roll-moulding under it; the basin is plain except for a ribbed pattern at the bottom of the underbowl; the base has an upper ring and four vertical mouldings at the corners, which make its lower base square.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 75 cm
Notes on Measurements: Nyborg (1998- : Band. 2, heft 8, p. 688)

REFERENCES

Nyborg, Ebbe, Danmarks Kirker: Ringkøbing Amt, København: Nationalmuseets Forlag, 1998-