Lanna No. 3 / Länna

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05805LAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1629
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early)
Church / Chapel Name: Länna kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden, Europe
Historical Region: Frötuna och Länna skeppslag, Stockholms län, Uppland
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. II, hft. 3: 375-376) as a hexagonal mounted baptismal font of grey sandstone dated 1629; four of the rounded sides of the basin ornamented with angel heads; one other side has two paired shields bearing coats of arms identified in this source as those of the Oxenstierna and Bielke families; the last side bears the date 1629. The pedestal base is also hexagonal and decorated with putti and stylised foliage on alternate sides; the lower base is splayed, and hexagonal as well.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 77 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 99 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. II, hft. 3: 376)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: basin side
Inscription Text: "1629"
Inscription Source: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. II, hft. 3: 375)

REFERENCES

  • Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. II, hft. 3: 375-376