Eitzum / Eizem

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inscription

Scene Description: [cf. Inscription area]

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view of church exterior - southeast view

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of font

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view of font in context

Scene Description: the font at the east end of the nave, just west of the communion railing

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INFORMATION

FontID: 19266EIT
Church/Chapel: Evangelische Kirche St. Martini
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: Germany
Location: Hildesheim, Niedersachsen
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Despetal
Font Location in Church: inside the church, at the E end of the nave
Date: 1611
Century and Period: 17th century(early),
Church Notes: original chapel here may have been ca. 1000; documented by 1282; present church ca. 1450; re-built 18thC
Noted and partially illustrated in Wulf (2014): baptismal font consisting of a moulded octagonal basin octagonal with an inscription around its sides, raised on an octagonal pedestal base and a square lower base; there is a moulding at the centre-ring position, between basin and base. As it is often the case with northern fonts, there is a brass baptismal dish rather than a cover.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 63.5 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 106 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Wulf (2014: 291)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: German
Inscription Location: on two levels, on the basin sides
Inscription Text: "ANNO - 1611 - HENRICVS - WOBEKINDVS - PASTOR - CHRISTOFFER - LEVSHNER - VOGET - / ANDREAS - GERMAN - - LAMPE - - DOVEN - - KIRCHVETERE"
Inscription Source: Wulf (2014: 291)

REFERENCES

Die Inschriften des Landkreises Hildesheim, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2014