Roslagsbro No. 1 / Roslags-Bro

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CR01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

Scene Description: forming the centre ring, which is part of the pedestal, not the basin

INFORMATION

FontID: 05797ROS
Church/Chapel: Roslagsbro kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Stockholm, Stockholms län
Directions to Site: Located towards the middle area of Uppland, near the east coast
Historical Region: Norrtälje kn, Stockholms län, Uppland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century (late), Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: The font at Riala and the one at Valö, both nearby, and many other such fonts in Sweden
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. II, hft. 2: 175 and fig. 148 on p. 177) as a chalice-shaped baptismal font of Gotland limestone dated to the second half of the 13th century; the basin is round, almost cylindrical, wider at the upper part, and with a shallow underbowl chamfer, all plain. The base has a centre ring moulding and a conical pedestal, again totally plain; the lower base is splayed, slightly wider. This font had been in the churchyard until ca. 1894; it was restored in 1929 to its original form. [cf. Index for Roslagsbro No. 2 for another medieval basin in this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (from Gotland)
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 78 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 103 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. II, hft. 2: 175)

REFERENCES

Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984