Edsbro

INFORMATION

Font ID: 05817EDS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Edsbro kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden, Europe
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
Additional Comments: abndoned and restored font [cf. Font notes]
Font Notes:
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, Bd. III, hft. 4: 464