Bankekind No. 2 / Svinstad
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Scene Description: the surviving basin of the late-medieval font in the upper right corner; the 17thC century font in the lower left corner of the page
inscription
Scene Description: [cf. Inscription area]
design element - motifs - foliage
angel
animal - mammal - bull or ox?
angel
design element - motifs - floral
design element - motifs - foliage
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05678SVI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1661
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Bankekinds kyrka [aka Svinstads kyrka]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end, near the altar
Church Address: Anders Alreiks väg 7, 585 93 Linköping, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 13 23 66 50
Site Location: Östergötland, Östergötlands län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) road 35, near the E752-E754 confluence, 12 km SE of Linköping
Ecclesiastic Region: Linköpings stift
Historical Region: Bankekinds härad, Östergötlands län, Östergötland
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Östergötland (1921- , Bd. I, hft. 1: 83) as a limestone baptismal font dated 1661 by an inscription on the octagonal basin with rounded underbowl; the base is a slender square pedestal of the baluster type; both the basin and base are ornamented with foliage and flowers, angels and at least one bull/ox. It stands on a square plinth.
COORDINATES
UTM: 33V 547777 6469823
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 58.3761, 15.8212
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 58° 22′ 33.96″ N, 15° 49′ 16.32″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 105 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Östergötland (1921- , Bd. I, hft. 1: 83)
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: on the basin side
Inscription Text: "ANNO 1661"
Inscription Source: Sveriges kyrkor: Östergötland (1921- , Bd. I, hft. 1: 83)
REFERENCES
- Lindblom, Andreas, Sveriges kyrkor: Östergötland, Stockholm: Svenska teknologföreningen, 1921-1963, Bd. I, hft. 1: 83