Mygind

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - motifs - vine - acanthus

a broad one, all around the basin sides
Scene Description: a broad one, all around the basin sides

R01: design element - motifs - rope

all around the upper rim of the basin
Scene Description: all around the upper rim of the basin

UB01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

at the upper end of the base block
Scene Description: at the upper end of the base block

INFORMATION

FontID: 06461MYG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Mygind kirke
Church Location: Smedebakken 2, Mygind 8544 Mørke
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Midtjylland, Jylland
Directions to Site: Located in the NW of the district, SW of Holbaek
Historical Region: Djursland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Horder [aka Horderus] workshop
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Hein (1966: 26 and fig. 20) as a hemispheric mounted baptismal font of the Romanesque period and attributed to Horder's workshop. The basin is ornamented with a rope motif at the upper rim of the basin and a wide low-relief band with an acanthus vine all around the basin sides. The rounded underbowl is plain. The base has a roll moulding at the upper end where it meets the basin and is conical, with slightly convex sides.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 56.3855358262706, 10.2207142089458

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

Hein, H. K., Horder: en Romansk Stenmester, Århus: Århus Kunstforening, 1966