Stedesdorf nr. Wittmund

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11543STE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (mid-to-late), Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch-lutherische St.-Aegidien-Kirche / St.-Ägidyenkirche / Sendkirche St. Aegidii
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Church Address: Hauptstraße 7, 26427 Stedesdorf, Germany
Site Location: Wittmund, Niedersachsen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off toad L-10, in the municipality and about 10 km NW of Wittmund, in East Frisia
Additional Comments: damaged font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Noted in Kroesen & Steensma (2004) as a baptismal font of the mid to late thirteenth century made of Baumberg sandstone: it "has eight stiff (damaged) figures under undecorated arches, possibly apostles", and, like the font at neighbouring Nesse, "both fonts have a frieze of vines and fabulous animals at the top. The original pedestal of both fonts have been lost." Kroesen & Steensma (ibid.) give the font at Nesse [cf. Index entry] as cognate.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 411565 5942720
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.6258, 7.6628
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 37′ 32.88″ N, 7° 39′ 46.08″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone (Baumberg sandstone
Font Shape: cylindrical?
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Kroesen, Justin E.A., The Interior of the medieval village church = Het middeleeuwse Dorpskerkinterieur, Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters, 2004, p. 347