Torhamn
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05715TOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, base only
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Cognate Fonts: This base is similar to the one in the font at nearby Backyard
Church / Chapel Name: Torhamns kyrka
Font Location in Church: In the churchyard
Site Location: Blekinge, Blekinge län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Lunds stift
Historical Region: Blekinge län, Östra haräd
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Blekinge (1926-1965. Bd. I: 97; Bd. V: 82) as the base of a medieval baptismal font; it is made of Gotland limestone; located in the churchyard.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone (fron Gotland)
Number of Pieces: one {basin missing)
Font Shape: missing
Basin Interior Shape: missing
Basin Exterior Shape: missing
Drainage System: no drainage system [basin missing]
Height of Base: 22 cm (diameter 54 cm)
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Blekinge (1926- . Bd. I: 97)
REFERENCES
- Sveriges kyrkor: Blekinge, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1926-1965, Bd. I: 97; Bd. V: 82