Halmstad
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09087HAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Halmstads kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Skåne, Skåne län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 6-7 km SSE of Ekeby, 25-30 km SE of Helsingborg
Historical Region: Luggude härad, Malmöhus län, Skåne
Additional Comments: recycled font: the basin used as trough in a farm in a nearby town; later recovered and reinstalled in the temple
Font Notes:
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Described in Tynell (1913-1921: 72) as a medieval baptismal font made of sandstone. The basin was found in a farmyard in nearby Duveke [Tynell has "Dufeke"] serving as water trough; the base was found in a garden in the same location.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Diameter (includes rim): 76. 5 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm
Notes on Measurements: Tynell (193-1921: 72)
REFERENCES
- Tynell, Lars, Skånes medeltida Dopfuntar, Stockholm: Cederquists Grafiska Aktiebolag, 1913-1921, p. 72