Taby nr. Mosjö / Täby

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05380TAB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Said to have belonged to a font similar to the ones at Mosjö, Hovsta and Almby No. 1.
Church / Chapel Name: Täby kyrka
Site Location: Närke, Örebro län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 8-10 km south of Almby, about 4-5 km west of Mosjö
Historical Region: Närke landskap, Örebro härad
Additional Comments: disappeared font : only a brase fragment remains
Font Notes:
Described in Sveriges kyrkor: Närke (Bd. I, hft. 2: 237) as a fragment of the pedestal base of a medieval sandstone baptismal font; it was dated to the 12th century in Norberg (1944, Bd. II: 8) within a similar group consisting of the fonts/bases at Mosjö, Hovsta and Almby [No. 1].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: fragment
Font Shape: missing
Basin Interior Shape: [missing]
Basin Exterior Shape: missing
Drainage System: centre hole in basin & base
Drainage Notes: the fragment shows a central drain channel
Notes on Measurements: Measurements of the fragment gives as "H 30, D 58" in Sveriges kyrkor: Närke (Bd. I, hft. 2: 237

REFERENCES

  • Lundberg, Erik, Sveriges kyrkor: Närke, Stockholm: Generalstabens litografiska anstalts förlag (1939-1961); Almqvist & Wiksell (1970-1972), 1939-1972, Bd. I, hft. 2: 237
  • Norberg, Rune, "Medeltida dopfuntar i Sörmland", Sörmlänska kyrkor, 1944, p. 8