Karl Gustav / Carl Gustav / Skedeskamma nr. Varberg / Skidskemma
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Göteborgs stadsmuseum, 2010
Image Source: archival record supplied by the Göteborgs stadsmuseum to BSI
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Scene Description: Karl Gustavs kyrka in which the font originally from Skedeskamma church now resides on permanent loan from the Göteborgs stadsmuseum
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Strummer, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 July 2011 by Strummer [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karl_Gustav_Kyrka.jpg] [accessed 29 June 2020]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of font
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Image Source: digital image [724-004.tif] of an undated drwing in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karl_Gustavs_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200159833.jpg] [accessed 29 June 2020]
Copyright Instructions: PD Sweden
view of font in context
Scene Description: in the context of the chancel, probably after the font was returned to the church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Göteborgs stadsmuseum, 2010
Image Source: detail of an archival record supplied by the Göteborgs stadsmuseum to BSI
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INFORMATION
FontID: 16950KAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Museum and Inventory Number: [in the Göteborgs stadsmuseum until ??]
Church/Chapel: Karl Gustavs kyrka [originally Skedeskammas kyrka]
Church Location: [NB: address and coordinates are for Skedeskammas kyrka] Skedeskammas kyrby, Varberg Ö, 430 20 Veddige, Sweden
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Västergötland, Västra Götalands län
Directions to Site: Located E of the E6, 30 km NE of Varberg and in its municipality, SW of Mark
Ecclesiastic Region: Göteborgs stift
Historical Region: Marks härad, Hallands län
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Late Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the staff at the Göteborgs stadsmuseum for their help in documenting this font
Font Notes:
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Stone baptismal font recorded in the archives of the Göteborgs stadsmuseum, where it probably was held since its removal from the parish church in the 1870s. The font appears to have been returned to Karl Gustavs kyrka and placed at the east end; it font consists of a plain cylidrical basin on a plain conical base.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.256944, 12.555833
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 15′ 25″ N, 12° 33′ 21″ E
UTM: 33V 352565 6348634
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: 2
Font Shape: tub-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 70.5 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 70 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Göteborgs stadsmuseum]