Farentuna No. 2 / Färentuna

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05847FAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1250-1300?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (late), Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: The base of this font is similar to the one at Malsta, in the same area
Church / Chapel Name: Färentuna kyrka [originally from Hilleshög kyrka]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the south of Uppland, west of Stockholm
Historical Region: Färentuna härad, Stockholms län, Uppland
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VI, hft. 1: 134, 136, 256 and fig. 127 on p. 138) as a limestone baptismal font formerly from the church at nearby Hilleshög, dating probably from the second half of the 13th century; the basin is rather shallow and bucket-shaped; the base is a cluster of four columns with capitals and bases, similar to the one found at nearby Malsta. [Västra Vingåker (Södermanland) and Gudmundrå (Ångermanland) are suggested as related fonts in the Swedish mainland]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: four?
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VI, hft. 1: 138)

REFERENCES

  • Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. VI, hft. 1: 134, 136, 256 and fig. 127 on p. 138