Westerbork No. 2
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Scene Description: 17thC? [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © J. Knottnerus, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in J. Knottnerus [http://home.kpn.nl/n1357/westerbork_13.htm] [accessed 2 July 2015]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 19915WES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Museum: Drents Museum, Assen
Church / Chapel Name: Stefanuskerk
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Address: Hoofdstraat 10, 9431 AD Westerbork, Netherlands -- Tel.: +31 593 331 048
Site Location: Drenthe, Netherlands, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N856, in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe since 2000 [previously a separate municipality], about 20 km S of Assen
Font Notes:
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The present baptismal font in this church consists of a plain small basin made of brass, supported on a wrought iron tripod stand. Dated in Hilbrandie-Meijer (1999: 128) to the 17th century [source: J. Knottnerus [http://home.kpn.nl/n1357/westerbork_13.htm] [accessed 2 July 2015]
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 338992 5858293
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.850272, 6.608919
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 51′ 0.98″ N, 6° 36′ 32.11″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, brass [basin] and iron (wrought iron) stand
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round