Tysslinge

INFORMATION

FontID: 05382TYS
Church/Chapel: Tysslinge kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Närke, Örebro län
Directions to Site: Located about 15 km west of Almby
Historical Region: Närke landskap, Örebro härad
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century,
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooden font
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Närke (BdI, hft. 2: 266) as a wooden baptismal font, probably dated to the 17th century; it has a narrow cylindrical basin and the overall lokk of a chalice, including a flat wide lower base. The stem of the base has a round knob. The cover is slightly combed, with a spindle-shaped finial. The whole font is painted a "blågrön marmorering" [=bluish-green marbling].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: wood
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Font Height (less Plinth): 115 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Närke (BdI, hft. 2: 266)

LID INFORMATION

Date: 17th century?
Material: wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. font notes]

REFERENCES

Lundberg, Erik, Sveriges kyrkor: Närke, Stockholm: Generalstabens litografiska anstalts förlag (1939-1961); Almqvist & Wiksell (1970-1972), 1939-1972