Hablingbo No. 2

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Results: 15 records
angel - cherub - 4
angel - cherub - detail
design element - patterns - patch-work
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view of basin - interior
view of font - southeast side
view of font in context
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
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
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