Gammel Estrup No. 2

Results: 5 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06459EST
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Horder [aka Horderus] workshop
Cognate Fonts: Similar, though not identical, to the fonts at Tøstrup and Hammelev, in the same area and by the same master
Church / Chapel Name: In the Slotskapel [the base orig. from Skaføgård?]
Font Location in Church: Inside the castle chapel
Site Location: Midtjylland, Jylland, Denmark, Europe
Directions to Site: Located S of Holbaek, in the N of the district
Historical Region: Djursland
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Hein (1966: 25 and fig. 25) as a granit baptismal font of the Romanesque period and attributed to Horder's workshop. The basin is rougly cylindrical with a rounded underbowl; the upper rim is ornamented with rope motif; the basin side is ornamented with a large acanthus vine; the underbowl is ornamented with another such vine. A rope motif ornaments the base, which is round at the top and then becomes square; the sides of the base are ornamented with incised lines parallel to the ground. The two parts of the font are granite, the top described as reddish in colour, the lower block as having a grey hue.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32V 582868 6255660

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Hein, H. K., Horder: en Romansk Stenmester, Århus: Århus Kunstforening, 1966, p. 25 and fig. 25