Praesto No. 2 / Præstø
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Results: 16 records
B01: design element - motifs - varied
Scene Description: geometric, floral, etc., painted on the basin sides
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B01: inscription
Scene Description: two sets of inscriptions and the date: 1621
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information
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information
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view of basin - interior
Scene Description: not a water holding basin: a metal insert is used in it to hold the holy water
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view of basin - sides 1, 2, 3
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view of basin - sides 2, 3, 4
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view of basin - sides 3, 4, 5
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view of basin - sides 4, 5, 6
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view of basin - sides 5, 6, 7
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view of basin - sides 7, 8, 1
Scene Description: side 8 has the date of the font: 1621
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view of font
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view of font
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view of font
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view of font - upper view
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view of font in context
Scene Description: at the east end of the nave
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INFORMATION
FontID: 11402PRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Præstø Kirke
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Storstrøm, Sjælland
Directions to Site: Located at the S side of the Præstø Fjord, 2 km from Nysø -- on Adelgade 129, Præstø [Coordinates: 55.1166667° 12.05° ]
Historical Region: formerly Præstø amt
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1621
Century and Period: 17th century(early), Renaissance
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Danmarks Kirker (1933). On-site notes: wooden baptismal font of octagonal chalice shape; painted and with an inscription that inckudes the names of the donors (?) and the date of the font, 1621; the wooden font would support a metal insert where the water would be held. [cf. Index entry for Praesto No. 1 for an earlier Romanesque font made of granite]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: wood
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: [basin insert required]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Danish
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: one runs below the upper rim of the basin; several sets of initianls on the basin sides
Inscription Text: 1. "IACOP CHRISTOPHERSØN [...] 1621"
[full transcription not available]
2. "NIS / HES / WCI / KSD / BID"
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Jensen, Chr. Axel, Danmarks Kirker: Præstø Amt, København: G.E.C. Gads Forlag, 1933-1935