Petzow
Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2012
Image and permission received (e-mail of 2 December 2012)
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view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 23 September 2012 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 2 December 2012)
view of church exterior - south view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 23 September 2012 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 2 December 2012)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 19625PET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1842?
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century (mid?), Modern
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooden font designed by Schinkel
Church / Chapel Name: Dorfkirche zu Petzow
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Notes: present church built 1842; was there a castle chapel with font in the Petzow Schloss?
Church Address: Fercher Straße 50B, 14542 Werder (Havel), Germany -- Tel.: +49 177 305 44 36
Site Location: Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located S of Hwy 1, on the NW shore of the Schwielowsee, 5-6 km SE of Werder, 11-12 SW of Potsdam
Font Notes:
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Wooden font designed by Schinkel noted in the Wikipedia entry for this church [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorfkirche_Petzow] [accessed 27 September 2025]. Wooden font in the shape of a tall slender pedestal of octagonal shape with simple quatrefoil motifs on the 'basin' sides; the basin is really a metal insert that fits atop the wooden object.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs of church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 33U 359982 5801462
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.345556, 12.944444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 20′ 44″ N, 12° 56′ 40″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: wood
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal