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LBF01: Apostle or saint - St. John the Baptist

the base is a figure of John standing on a rock or lof under which appear lion's feet (?)
Scene Description: the base is a figure of John standing on a rock or lof under which appear lion's feet (?)

INFORMATION

FontID: 05754ELL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Elleholms kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Blekinge, Blekinge län
Historical Region: Blekinge län, Listers haräd
Font Location in Church: In the new church
Century and Period: 17th century
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooden font
Cognate Fonts: Others of this type and period in surrounding areas of Sweden
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Blekinge (1926-1965, Bd. II: 120ff) as a 17th-century wooden baptismal font; the base is a human figure standing on a rock with lion's feet (?), with an octagonal basin on his head; according to this same source, the figure represents John the Baptist. There is a matching (?) baldaquin above it. Other fonts of this type and period are found in this southern area of Sweden.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: wood
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: 17th century?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: a baldaquin, rather than a lid

REFERENCES

Sveriges kyrkor: Blekinge, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1926-1965