Kaerum / Kærum

Results: 6 records

B01: design element - motifs - vine - acanthus

Scene Description: all around the basin side

B02: design element - motifs - roll moulding - double

Scene Description: all around the basin, separating the two vines

BU01: design element - motifs - vine - acanthus

Scene Description: around the lower basin side and/or underbowl

LB01: animal?

Scene Description: the worn low reliefs appear to have animal motifs

R01: design element - motifs - rope

Scene Description: all around the upper rim

UB01: design element - motifs - rope

Scene Description: around the neck of the base and delineating the panels of the lower base

INFORMATION

FontID: 06471KAE
Church/Chapel: Kærum kirke
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Fyn, Syddanmark
Historical Region: Båg hd., Fyn
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Horder [aka Horderus] workshop
Cognate Fonts: The fonts at Særslev and Melby, also by Horder
Described and illustrated in Hein (1966: 31 and fig. 31) as a baptismal font of the Horder workshop: the basin is almost cylindrical, but the lower sides of the basin are roundedl; the upper rim has a rope moulding motif; the basin side below it has the characteristic acanthus vine of Horder's workshop fonts; a thin double roll moulding separates this side from the underbowl, also decorated with an acanthus vine. The base has a round neck with roll moulding motif; this same motif is used to delineate the side panels of the square base; the panels themselves are also ornamented (animal motifs?). All the ornamentation is in low-relief. The font is made of granite with a reddish hue.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite (reddish)
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