Stenkyrka nr. Tjörn

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view of font

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view of font

Scene Description: Source caption: "Stejyrka kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sten. Omkr. 1100."
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design element - patterns - interlace - 3-strand

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view of church exterior in context - southeast view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Damast, 2005
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view of church exterior - northeast view

Scene Description: the present church, built in 1843 [the medieval church here was demolished, and only its font remains]
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view of church interior - baptismal dish

Scene Description: Source caption: "Stenkyrka kyrka [...] Dopfat"
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 18263STE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (mid?), Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Sven-Torbjörngruppen / Sven-Torbjörnsgruppen
Church / Chapel Name: Stenkyrka kyrka [modern church]
Font Location in Church: Inside the modern church
Church Notes: medieval 13thC church demolished ca. 1843, when the new church was built
Church Address: Stenkyrkovägen 30, 471 93 Kållekärr, Sweden
Site Location: Bohuslän, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) local road O725 [aka Stenkyrkovågen], 1-2 km W of Tjörn and in its municipality, on one of the largest islands in Sweden
Ecclesiastic Region: Göteborgs stift
Historical Region: Tjörns härad
Additional Comments: re-cycled font? / moved font? (originally from the demolished medieval church here)
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Hallbäck (1961) as baptismal font made of soapstone by masters Sven and Torbjör in the 12th century, with an off-centre drain hole. Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 930707F3] as a baptismal font of the mid-12th century made of soapstone; the SHM points out that, although other fonts in the "Sven-Torbjörngruppen" have usually square basins this one probably belongs to the same group. The font consists of a bucket-shaped basin decorated with a well-rendered three-strand interlace pattern all around; raised on a plain slightly trapezoidal block; on a modern plinth, also quadrangular. No font cover present.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32V 654996 6433033
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 58.011783, 11.623456
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 58° 0′ 42.42″ N, 11° 37′ 24.44″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, soapstone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin [off-centre]
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 62 cm**
Font Height (less Plinth): 70 cm* / 68 cm**
Notes on Measurements: * Hallbäck (1961 / ** SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 930707F3]

REFERENCES

  • Hallbäck, Sven Axel, Medeltida dopfuntar i Bohuslän, 1961, p. 15, 21, 27, 34