Lovo / Lovö

INFORMATION

FontID: 05850LOV
Church/Chapel: Lovö kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Stockholm, Stockholms län
Directions to Site: Located in the south of Uppland, west of Stockholm
Historical Region: Färentuna härad, Stockholms län, Uppland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VI, hft: 3: 470 and fig. 446 on p. 468) as a composite baptismal font made up three pieces: at the bottom, a late-12th century round base with an upper roll moulding; atop this one, a short cylindrical piece on which stands a cylindrical basin with a conical underbowl; these last two pieces are of a grey limestone with reddish veins, both plain and dated to the mid or late 13th century. The different dates appear to correspond to the two main construction periods of this church. The font is now raised on a wide circular plinth from ca. 1935. This church has also a wooden figural "dopställ" [=stand for a baptismal bowl] from ca. 1700 [not entered in the Index]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 68 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 80 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VI, hft: 3: 470)

REFERENCES

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