Laane-Nigula / Lääne-Nigula / Pönal
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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © J. Nõmmik, 1949
Image Source: B&W photograph by J. Nõmmik in Tuulse (1949)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © J. Nõmmik, 1949
Image Source: B&W photograph by J. Nõmmik in Tuulse (1949)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
FontID: 12330LAA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (fragment)
Church/Chapel: Püha Nikolause Kirik
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Country Name: Estonia
Location: Läänemaa
Directions to Site: Located near the W coast of continental Estonia, ENE of Haapsalu
Century and Period: 14th century (mid-to-late?), Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Paradise font / Paradisenfunten / Baegerbladsfonte / Muschelcuppen / Musselcuppor / Musselcuppstyp [SHM]
Cognate Fonts: many other such fonts in the Baltic area
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Tuulse (1949): basin fragment of a "gotländische Müschelcuppa" font of the third quarter of the 14th century, a large group of pedestal fonts whose hemispherical basins have a stylised broad ribbed pattern on the sides reminiscent of the shell [Ger.: Müschel] to which their name makes reference.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Tuulse, Armin, "Mittlealterliche Taufsteine in Estland", Apophoreta tartuensia: acta universitati tartuensi (dorpatensi) ad diem restitutionis kal. dec. MCMXIX nunc tricesimum celebrandum a professoribus discipulisque eorum in exilio dedicata = Pühendusteos: Eesti Vabriigi Tartu Ülikoolile tema avamise [...], Holmiae = Stockholm: Societas Litterarum Estonica in Svecia = Eesti Teaduslik Selts Rootsis, 1949