Fittja

INFORMATION

FontID: 06066FIT
Church/Chapel: Fittja kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län
Directions to Site: Located about 20 km WWN of Sigtuna
Historical Region: Lagunda härad, Uppsala län, Uppland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century [basin only] [composite font], Romanesque
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. XII, hft. 2: 139 and fig. 178 on p. 140) as the cylndrical basin of a medieval baptismal font; it is made of grey sandstone and dates from the 13th century; it has vertival sides and a cnical underbowl; it is weathered and damaged, with a t least one large diagonal crack on the side. It now stands on a modern base shape much like the traditional ones (conical with a centre-ring moulding)

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone (grey)
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 62 cm
Basin Depth: 28 cm
Basin Total Height: 41 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. XII, hft. 2: 139)

REFERENCES

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