Sehlde

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 19273SEH
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1620
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early)
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Liebfrauenkirche Sehlde
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the chancel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 12thC tower; nave is 14th-15thC
Church Address: Eimer Str., 31008 Elze, Germany -- Tel.: +49 5068 5566
Site Location: Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located S of road 1, W of road 3, 5 km SW of Elze, 15-20 km WSW of Hildesheim
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Hildesheim
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the original 12thC church here?)
Font Notes:
Noted in Wulf (2014) as a baptismal font of painted stone, located now in the chancel of this church; polygonal basin decorated with inscriptions and coats of arms, the pedestal base adorned with heads or masks and a moulding; an inscription is attached to one of the six sides of the basin; on both sides of the inscription are four full coats of arms with inscriptions, eight altogether. The inscriptions are carved and gold-plated (coloured?), against a gray background.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 547679 5772103
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.097426, 9.69604
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 5′ 50.74″ N, 9° 41′ 45.74″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 51 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 88 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Wulf (2014: 314)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: German
Inscription Location: on the sides of the basin
Inscription Text: 1. "ANNO 1620 HAT / DER EDLE GEST / RENGE VESTE / VND MANHAFTE / IOHAN STATS DR / RASSHE OBRISTER / LEVTENAMBT DIESE / TAVFE GOTES / EHREN MAEHEN LASEN" 2. "D[ie] R[asshe] -- D[ie] P[ost] -- D[ie] H- -- D[ie] W[vlffen] -- D[IE] V[on] I[lten] -- D[ie] M[andelsloh] -- D[ie] V[on] m -- D[ie] R[auschenplatt]"
Inscription Source: Wulf (2014: 315)

REFERENCES

  • Die Inschriften des Landkreises Hildesheim, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2014, p. 314-315