Wiegboldsbur
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - 12 - 1 per niche
Scene Description: each carrying the symbol that identifies him: square (Thomas or James, son of Alphaeus), chalice (John), flaying knife (Bartholomew), saw (James the Lesser), etc.
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Matthias Süßen, 2011
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 23 April 2011 by Matthias Süßen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wibadi-Kirche_Taufe0.jpg] [accessed 31 March 2019]
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New Testament - Passion of Christ - Crucifixion - Mary - John the Evangelist
Scene Description: in three arches
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kroesen & Steensma, 2004
Image Source: Kroesen and Steensma (2004)
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design element - architectural - arcade - pointed arches - columns - patterned columns
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Matthias Süßen, 2011
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 23 April 2011 by Matthias Süßen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wibadi-Kirche_Taufe0.jpg] [accessed 31 March 2019]
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design element - motifs - foliage
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Matthias Süßen, 2011
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 23 April 2011 by Matthias Süßen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wibadi-Kirche_Taufe0.jpg] [accessed 31 March 2019]
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human figure - head
Scene Description: anchorage point for a font cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © achatphoenix, 2015
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 15 June 2015 ny achatphenix [www.flickr.com/photos/hageldarkpointofview/19432526922/in/photostream/] [accessed 31 March 2019]
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human figure - male - knight - 4
Scene Description: at 90-degree angles, four knigts support the basin
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Matthias Süßen, 2011
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Matthias Süßen, 2011
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 23 April 2011 by Matthias Süßen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wibadi-Kirche_Taufe0.jpg] [accessed 31 March 2019]
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view of church exterior
Scene Description: Sorce caption: "Einschiffiger Backsteinbau des 14. Jh., ursprünglich mit Apsis nach Osten. Westwand neu aufgemauert".
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Matthias Süßen, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 September 2018 by Matthias Süßen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wibadi-Kirche-(Wiegboldsbur)-msu-9972.jpg] [accessed 31 March 2019]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
![the old bronze font is partially visible at the far [east] end], left [north] side of the nave](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1190331022_compressed.png)
Scene Description: the old bronze font is partially visible at the far [east] end], left [north] side of the nave
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Matthias Süßen, 2010
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 17 October 2010 by Matthias Süßen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wibadi_msu.jpg] [accessed 31 March 2019]
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view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Matthias Süßen, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 23 April 2011 by Matthias Süßen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wibadi-Kirche_Taufe0.jpg] [accessed 31 March 2019]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 10840WIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Evangelisch-lutherische Gemeindekirche zu Wiegboldsbur [aka Wibadi-Kirche]
Church Location: Forlitzer Str. 156, Wiegboldsbur, 26624 Südbrookmerland, Germany -- Tel.: +49 4942 912920
Country Name: Germany
Location: Aurich, Niedersachsen
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the 72-210 crossroads, about half way between Aurich (to the E) and Emden (to the SW)
Historical Region: Südbrookmerland, Ostfriesland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the nave, N side
Date: 1496
Century and Period: 15th century (late), Late Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Peter Clockgether of Bremen's workshop
Cognate Fonts: Somewhat similar fonts at Eilsum, Groothusen, etc.
Church Notes: original church dedicated to St James probably 10th or 11thC; burned down 13thC; present brick church started ca. 1250; re-built and modified several times' restored 1968-19703;
Font Notes:
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Bronze baptismal of the late 15th century consisting of a bucket-shaped basin raised on four human figures at 90-degree angles, in the characteristical design of fonts made by bell makers. Described and illustrated in Kroesen and Steensma (2004): "The basin of the font in Wiegboldsbur from 1496, cast by Peter Clockgether, is resting on four knights." Two inscriptions run around the upper and lower basin sides; between them an arcade of pointed arches with foliated spandrels house the Apostles, each carrying his own identifying symbol; at the front, in three separate arches is the Cucifixion: Christ on the cross in the centre arch, Mary and John (?) stand in the adjacent arches. The upper rim of the basin has
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.4493, 7.336
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 26′ 57.48″ N, 7° 20′ 9.6″ E
UTM: 32U 389496 5923543
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, bronze
Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Location: two bands: upper and lower basin sides
REFERENCES
Kroesen, Justin E.A., The Interior of the medieval village church = Het middeleeuwse Dorpskerkinterieur, Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters, 2004