Glencairn Museum No. 8
Image copyright © The Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Brynn Athyn, Pennsylvania, 2004
Image and Permission received (e-mail 10/3/2004)
Results: 3 records
BBL01: design element - motifs - plant - acanthus
Scene Description: a band all around
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © The Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Brynn Athyn, Pennsylvania, 2004
Image Source: The Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Brynn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Copyright Instructions: Image and Permission received (e-mail 10/3/2004)
BBU01: human figure - head - 4
Scene Description: at 90-degree angles
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © The Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Brynn Athyn, Pennsylvania, 2004
Image Source: The Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Brynn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Copyright Instructions: Image and Permission received (e-mail 10/3/2004)
view of stoup
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © The Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Brynn Athyn, Pennsylvania, 2004
Image Source: The Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Brynn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Copyright Instructions: Image and Permission received (e-mail 10/3/2004)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09421GLE
Object Type: Other
Object Details: capital
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (early), Romanesque
Museum: The Glencairn Museum, The Academy of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA, 09.SP.249
Church / Chapel Name: [provenance unknown]
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Church Address: 1001 Cathedral Rd #0757, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, United States -- Tel.: +1 267-502-2600
Site Location: Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Directions to Site: The Glencairn Museum of the Academy of the New Church, is located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Additional Comments: re-purposed stoup: formerly a capital, now hollowed out as stoup
Font Notes:
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The Glencairn Museum facilitated the following description to BSI for their item with inventory no. 09.SP.249: "Sculpture, limestone. French. Capital with faces at corners, hollowed out. XIIth century first half [...]. Provenance: [unknown]. Description: "small capital unadorned except for narrow, foliate band around lower edge, acanthus motif. Fourt corners articulated with human faces. Hollowed out in center, perhaps for use of holy water. Condition: good; some pitting and minor surface abrasions." [We are grateful to The Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Brynn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and to Nathan Cole, for the information on, and images of this object]
COORDINATES
UTM: 18T 494524 4442924
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.136633, -75.064286
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 8′ 11.88″ N, 75° 3′ 51.43″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: capital
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: capital
Basin Total Height: 20.6 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 24.1 x 24.1 cm
Notes on Measurements: The Glencairn Museum [e-mail to BSI 10/3/2004]