Ossebygarn No. 2 / Össebygarn
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05819OSS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, base only
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: [not in a church]
Font Location in Church: In 1952 it was located in the garden at Brollsta manor, Brottby
Site Location: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the centre-south area of Uppland, south east of Uppsala
Historical Region: Vallentuna härad, Stockholms län, Uppland
Additional Comments: missing font: the basin of this font is missing; only the base is left
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. V, hft. 1: 23 and fig. 27 on p. 24) as the round sandstone pedestal base of a medieval baptismal font; in 1952 it was in the garden of Brollsta manor in Brottby.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one [base only]
Font Shape: unknown
Basin Interior Shape: missing
Basin Exterior Shape: missing
Height of Base: 32 cm
Square Base Dimensions: 37 cm [diameter of the base]
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. V, hft. 1: 23)
REFERENCES
- Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. V, hft. 1: 23 and fig. 27 on p. 24