Hatuna No. 1 / Håtuna

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06020HAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Håtuna kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located just W of Sigtuna
Historical Region: Håbo härad, Uppsala län, Uppland
Additional Comments: damaged font / composite font
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VII, hft. 2: 250 and fig. 232 on p. 253) as a composite baptismal font: the basin, made of reddishGotland limestone, has a tetralobed shape and is ornamented with a ribbed pattern all around; it is badly damaged, especially around the upper part, and is dated in the source towards the early or mid 13th century. The same source (ibid.) identifies it as probably the work of a Gotland workshop, and gives the basins of the fonts at Vreta Kloster and Roslags-Bro as cognates. The short base is made of sandstone and identified (ibid.) as earlier than the basin, ca. 1200; this same source (ibid., p. 352ff) suggests that the original base of this font may be the one now under the basin at nearby Håbo-Tibble [cf. Index entry] *** [to be completed with SK... data]***

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (basin) and sandstone (base)
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cruciform, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: cruciform
Basin Exterior Shape: cruciform
Diameter (includes rim): 96 cm
Basin Total Height: 54 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VII, hft. 2: 250)

REFERENCES

  • Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. VII, hft. 2: 250, 352ff and fig. 232 on p. 253