Tolstrup

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06390TOL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (mid) (?), Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Same master who made the font at nearby Ørridslev?
Church / Chapel Name: Tolstrup kirke
Font Location in Church: In the east end of the nave, north end, just by the chancel arch
Site Location: Århus / Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the area north of Horsens
Historical Region: Voer herred, Århus amt
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Mackeprang (1941: 20, 30, 33 and fig. 18). Described and illustrated in Danmarks kirker: Århus amt (1968- , Bd. 9, hft. 49: 4786); the font is a monolithic granite cube with an striated upper basin side (damaged along two of the sides), and a large scallop shape on each side; it is probable that it was made by the same master who made the font at nearby Ørridslev; it is also suggested that the inspiration for the design of this font may be found in the one at Lenton (Nottinghamshire, England) [cf. Index entry for Lenton]. The church has a "fontehimmel" [=font canopy] from 1750-1775, shaped like the Jacobean font covers so popular on English fonts.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Diameter (inside rim): 53 cm
Basin Depth: 28 cm
Basin Total Height: 70 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 70 cm
Square Base Dimensions: 70 x 70 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 70 x 70 cm
Notes on Measurements: Danmarks kirker: Århus amt (1968- , Bd. 9, hft. 49: 4786)

REFERENCES

  • Mackeprang, Mouritz, Danmarks middelalderlige døbefonte, 1941, p. 20, 30, 33 and fig. 18
  • Vibeke, Michelsen, Danmarks kirker: Århus Amt, København: G.E.C. Gad, 1968-, Bd. 9, hft. 49: 4786