Plauen / Plauen in Vogtland
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B01: design element - patterns - tracery - varied
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view of church exterior - south view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 16341PLA
Church/Chapel: Johanniskirche / St.-Johannis-Kirche
Church Patron Saints: St. John
Country Name: Germany
Location: Chemnitz, Sachsen
Directions to Site: Located in Vogtlandkreis, it is now a district of Dresden, near the border with the Czech Republic
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century [basin only?] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Baptismal font consisting of an octagonal basin with a rounded underbowl, raised on a round pedestal base that appears modern; the sides of the basin may have been re-cut at the lower ends; the sides are decorated with a variety of tracery motifs; large parts of the sides appear to be new-stone insert repairs.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal