Gryt in Östra Göinge No. 2

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Scene Description: the wooden font of the 17thth century
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 19600GRY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1636
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid), Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Gryts Kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Skåne, Skåne län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Östra Göinge
Ecclesiastic Region: Lunds Stift
Historical Region: Skåne län
Font Notes:
There are two baptismal fonts reported in this church; the later wooden font is, like the altar, from 1636; it consists of two volumes, both octagonal; the upper volume, corresponding to the basin, has panels on the sides bearing a painted inscription and the date of the font, 1636; protruding upper rim with the lower side brightly painted; the lower side of the basin is skirt-shaped and splaying out, decorated with a painted and gilded garland all around; the base volume is also octagonal, tapering in, with vertical scroll ribs on the lower sides. [cf. Index entry for Gryt No. 1 for the stone medieval font of this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 33V 440998 6229365
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 56.205556, 14.048889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 56° 12′ 20″ N, 14° 2′ 56″ E