Edsbro

INFORMATION

FontID: 05817EDS
Church/Chapel: Edsbro kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län
Directions to Site: Located towards the centre of Uppland, to the east of Uppsala, in the eastern part of the härad
Historical Region: Närdinghundra härad, Stockholms län, Uppland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Romanesque
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. III, hft. 4: 464) as a plain hemispherical basin mounted on a round base; it is made of limestone and a sugested date is given in this source to the 13th century. The church inventory of 1829 records the font in the churchyard (ibid., p. 464n1), but by 1926 it was back in the church, near the choir; it was restored in 1950-1952.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 68 cm
Basin Total Height: 48 cm
Height of Base: 23 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 71 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. III, hft. 4: 464)

REFERENCES

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