Hablingbo No. 2

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Results: 15 records

angel - cherub - 4

Scene Description: at 90-degree angles on the 'belly' of the base; the two cherubs here are those on the south and east sides of the base

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angel - cherub - detail

Scene Description: the cherub on the north side of the base

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design element - patterns - patch-work

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information

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view of basin - interior

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view of basin - upper view

view of font - southeast side

view of font - southeast side

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view of font in context

view of font in context

Scene Description: the north side of the font

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view of font in context

Scene Description: at the southeast end of the nave, by the chancel; view facing the nothwest side of the nave

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INFORMATION

FontID: 18198HAB
Church/Chapel: Hablingbo kyrka
Church Location: Hablingbo, 623 42 Havdhem, Gotland, Sweden
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Gotland, Gotlands län
Directions to Site: Located off (E) highway 140, 6 km NNW of Havdhem, on the southern half of the island
Ecclesiastic Region: Visby stift -- Havdhems församling
Historical Region: Hablinge ting, Gotlands län
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the nave, S side
Date: 1630
Century and Period: 17th century (early), Renaissance? / Barroque?
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Peter van Egen
Baptismal font made by Peter van Egen in 1630 [van Egen made also the present Burgsvik sandstone retable of the church]. On-site notes: the font consists of a shallow round basin raised on a baluster or bulbous vase-like base, the sides decorated with four cherubs at 90-degree angles, and patch-pattern all around. [cf. Index entry for Hablingbo No. 1 for the remaining base of the medieval font here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.187278, 18.262736
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 11′ 14.2″ N, 18° 15′ 45.85″ E
UTM: 34V 334579 6341555

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone?
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 12-13 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 39.5-40 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 64.5 -65 cm"
Basin Depth: 11-12 cm*
Basin Total Height: 23-24 cm*
Height of Base: 85 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 108-109 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site