Nattraby / Nättraby

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BF01: animal - fabulous animal or monster - siren - male - 3?

on the sides of the basin, large, handle-like (three or four?]
Scene Description: on the sides of the basin, large, handle-like (three or four?]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bernt Fransson,Lindås, 2017
Image Source: digital photograph 20 July 2017 by Bernt Fransson, Lindås
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LB01: design element - motifs - foliage

on several parts of the font
Scene Description: on several parts of the font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bernt Fransson,Lindås, 2017
Image Source: digital photograph 20 July 2017 by Bernt Fransson, Lindås
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view of font

Dopfunt av trä från 1692" -- shown in 1960
Scene Description: Dopfunt av trä från 1692" -- shown in 1960
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet, 2026
Image Source: digital image [1791-68.TIF] of a 1960 B&W photograph by Sören Hallgren in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet
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view of font

Dopfunt av trä från 1692. Efter restaurering." -- shown in 1938
Scene Description: Dopfunt av trä från 1692. Efter restaurering." -- shown in 1938
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet, 2026
Image Source: digital image [1791-67.TIF] of a 1938 B&W photograph by Sven Wahlgren in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet
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view of font

Dopfunt av trä från 1692. Före restaurering." -- shown in 1938
Scene Description: Dopfunt av trä från 1692. Före restaurering." -- shown in 1938
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet, 2026
Image Source: digital image [1791-66.TIF] of a 1938 B&W photograph by Sven Wahlgren in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet
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view of font in context

"Dopfunt av trä från 1692" -- shown in 1914
Scene Description: "Dopfunt av trä från 1692" -- shown in 1914
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Riksantikvarieämbetet, 2026
Image Source: digital image [1791-65.TIF] of a 1914 B&W photograph by William Andersson in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet
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view of church exterior - south view

"Nättraby kyrka.Kyrkan i spritputsad gråsten är uppförd på 1100-talet och sägs vara en av Blekinges äldsta kyrkor i oförändrat skick / Nättraby Church.The Church was built in 12tn century cement rendered with plaster and gray stone, said to be one of the oldest churches in the unaltered state."
Scene Description: "Nättraby kyrka.Kyrkan i spritputsad gråsten är uppförd på 1100-talet och sägs vara en av Blekinges äldsta kyrkor i oförändrat skick / Nättraby Church.The Church was built in 12tn century cement rendered with plaster and gray stone, said to be one of the oldest churches in the unaltered state."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bernt Fransson,Lindås, 2017
Image Source: digital photograph 20 July 2017 by Bernt Fransson, Lindås
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0

view of church interior - looking east

"Nättraby kyrka. Interiör mot öster / Nättraby kyrka. Interiör mot öster / Nättraby Church. The interior of the church looking east."
Scene Description: "Nättraby kyrka. Interiör mot öster / Nättraby kyrka. Interiör mot öster / Nättraby Church. The interior of the church looking east."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bernt Fransson,Lindås, 2017
Image Source: digital photograph 20 July 2017 by Bernt Fransson, Lindås
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view of font

"Nättraby kyrka. Dopfunt 1692 / Nättraby Church.The baptistmal font 1692"
Scene Description: "Nättraby kyrka. Dopfunt 1692 / Nättraby Church.The baptistmal font 1692"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bernt Fransson,Lindås, 2017
Image Source: digital photograph 20 July 2017 by Bernt Fransson, Lindås
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0

INFORMATION

Font ID: 05719NAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1692/1693
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late), Baroque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: painted by Christian de Gelliers / wooden font
Church / Chapel Name: Nättraby lyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the NE corner of the nave
Church Wikidata: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nättraby_kyrka
Church Notes: 12thC church; much modified since;
Church Address: Kyrkvägen 15, 373 31 Nättraby, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 455 474 55
Site Location: Blekinge, Blekinge län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located S of Hwy E22, in the municipality and NW of Karlskrona
Ecclesiastic Region: Lunds Stift
Historical Region: Blekinge län, Medelsta haräd
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nättraby
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Blekinge (1926-1965. Bd. I: 199 and fig. 217 on p. 205) as a wooden baptismal font date to 1692 or 1693; the font consists of a tall pedestal ornamented with foliage motif; three (?) mermen decorate the upper part under the wider brim of the upper basin. The same source (ibid., Bd, V: 155) identifies the painter as Christian de Gelliers. The font is noted also in the Swedish Wikipedia entry for this church [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nättraby_kyrka] [accessed 12 April 2026]

COORDINATES

UTM: 33V 533348 6228562
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 56.200833, 15.5375
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 56° 12′ 3″ N, 15° 32′ 15″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: wood
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 53 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Blekinge (1926-1965. Bd. I: 199)

REFERENCES

  • Sveriges kyrkor: Blekinge, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1926-1965, Bd. I: 199 and fig. 217 on p. 205
  • Sveriges kyrkor: Blekinge, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1926-1965, Bd. V: p. 155