Heeswijk No. 1 / Heeswijk-Dinther / Kasteel Heeswijk

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Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016

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animal - fabulous animal or monster - dragon

like the one on the font at Huy (Reppe), it has a patterned line all along the body -- located on the side between a lion head with vegetation (left) and the pair of intertwined dragons (right)
Scene Description: like the one on the font at Huy (Reppe), it has a patterned line all along the body -- located on the side between a lion head with vegetation (left) and the pair of intertwined dragons (right)
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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animal - fabulous animal or monster - dragon - intertwined - 2

on the basin side, between the single dragon (left) and the second lion head with vegetation (right) -- very similar to one found on the font at Nouvion-sur-Meuse, but the two necks here are differently patterned
Scene Description: on the basin side, between the single dragon (left) and the second lion head with vegetation (right) -- very similar to one found on the font at Nouvion-sur-Meuse, but the two necks here are differently patterned
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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animal - mammal - lion - head - vegetation stemming from its mouth

one of two, but quite different from the other; this one is located to the right of the pair of intertwined dragons
Scene Description: one of two, but quite different from the other; this one is located to the right of the pair of intertwined dragons
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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animal - mammal - lion - head - vegetation stemming from its mouth

one of two but quite different from the other; this one is to the left of the single dragon
Scene Description: one of two but quite different from the other; this one is to the left of the single dragon
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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design element - motifs - moulding

on the original lower base; very eroded, all detail gone now -- notice the modern replacement shafts
Scene Description: on the original lower base; very eroded, all detail gone now -- notice the modern replacement shafts
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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human figure - head

one of four; this one much damaged -- notice the large notch at the top where the plug for the font cover hardware was inserted; it was in the end what probably caused the stone to break
Scene Description: one of four; this one much damaged -- notice the large notch at the top where the plug for the font cover hardware was inserted; it was in the end what probably caused the stone to break
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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human figure - head

one of four
Scene Description: one of four
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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human figure - head

one of four
Scene Description: one of four
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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human figure - male - head

one of four, at 90-degree angles -- there is evidence on the top of the head of an anchoring plug (?) for an old font cover
Scene Description: one of four, at 90-degree angles -- there is evidence on the top of the head of an anchoring plug (?) for an old font cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoedm, 2015
Image Source: B&W photograph taken 27 September 1985 by Loek Tangel, in the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoedm [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:INTERIEUR,_DOOPVONT_-_Heeswijk_-_20267890_-_RCE.jpg] [accessed 8 December 2015]
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view of base - detail

the shafts are all modern but the lower base is original
Scene Description: the shafts are all modern but the lower base is original
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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view of base - detail

the shafts are all modern but the lower base is original
Scene Description: the shafts are all modern but the lower base is original
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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view of base - detail

the shafts are all modern but the lower base is original
Scene Description: the shafts are all modern but the lower base is original
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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view of basin - underbowl - detail

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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view of basin - upper view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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view of basin - upper view - detail

showing the anchoring spot for an old font cover; the one at the opposite end is broken
Scene Description: showing the anchoring spot for an old font cover; the one at the opposite end is broken
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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view of basin - upper view - detail

a close-up look at the anchoring spot for an old cover
Scene Description: a close-up look at the anchoring spot for an old cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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view of basin - upper view - detail

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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view of building exterior

Kasteel Heeswijk in 2009, after its 2005 restoration
Scene Description: Kasteel Heeswijk in 2009, after its 2005 restoration
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ekki01, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 September 2009 by Ekki01 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kasteel_Heeswijk_01.JPG] [accessed 8 December 2015]
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view of font

as displayed in the Kasteel Heeswijk museum in 1986
Scene Description: as displayed in the Kasteel Heeswijk museum in 1986
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoedm, 2015
Image Source: B&W photograph taken June 1986 by Loek Tangel, in the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoedm [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:INTERIEUR,_DOOPVONT_-_Heeswijk_-_20281118_-_RCE.jpg] [accessed 8 December 2015]
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view of font

in the storage area, in May 2015
Scene Description: in the storage area, in May 2015
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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view of font in context

in the storage area, in May 2016
Scene Description: in the storage area, in May 2016
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 May 2016 by Joost Limburg
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INFORMATION

FontID: 20209HEE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Museum and Inventory Number: Kasteel Heeswijk
Church/Chapel: Kasteel Heeswijk [now a museum, etc.]
Church Location: Kasteel 4, 5473VA Heeswijk Dinther, Netherlands
Country Name: Netherlands
Location: Noord-Brabant
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the N279, SE of 's-Hertogenbosch, SSE of Utrecht
Font Location in Church: Inside the castle-museum [in storage in May 2015]
Century and Period: 12th century [basin and lower base only], Medieval [composite]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Mosan font
Cognate Fonts: Nouvion-sur-Meuse, etc
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Joost Limburg [www.romanicoportugal.info/zdutchfonts.htm] for his photographs of this font; we are also grateful to the curator at Kasteel Heeswijk, for her assistance in documenting this font
Church Notes: originally a motte ca. 1080; Gothic castle of the 14th-15thC, rebuilt in 19thC;
Font Notes:
One of two fonts displayed in Kasteel Heeswijk, now a museum; this one is a common example of an early Mosan design, a roughly cylindrical basin with four human heads at 90-degree angles with the characteristic large leaf below the heads; the sides between are docrated with several motifs, including one showing a lion's head with vegetation stemming from its mouth, again, a well known motif in this type of font design; the shafts that support the basin are modern replacements, but the lower base, though very eroded now, is original. There is no font cover present, but there is evidence of anchoring plug(s) in the upper rim of the basin. After a visit to the Kasteel on 18 May 2016 Joost Limburg [www.romanicoportugal.info/zdutchfonts.htm] wrote to BSI (e-mail of 21 May 2016): "I contacted the castle, asking if the font is still there. The curator answered yes, however it is currently kept in a storage room. But she said I was welcome to come and have a look, since she herself was also curious to know what it really is. The castle dates from around 1100. In 1834, when it had fallen into disrepair, it was bought by wealthy baron André van de Bogaerde. He, and in later years also his sons, was a passionate art collector. So most likely that is how the font made its way to the castle. Interestingly, André van de Bogaerde, knew C.R. Hermans well, so it is possible that Hermans had a hand in this. At the moment however, nothing is known about when the font was bought and where it's from. According to the Heeswijk website (http://www.kasteelheeswijk.nl/kasteel-heeswijk/kasteel-museum/kasteelgeheimen-onthuld/, only in dutch), in the archieves of the BHIC there are several books and other records of the castle, including an inventory of all the baron's possessions in 1855, that yet have to be studied. As to the font itself, I think the photos speak for themselves? The 4 shafts on the corners are new, as is the middle part of the central shaft. Did they want to make it higher? The foot, although damaged, looks original to me. Did this type of font usually have a central draining hole? I didn't find any, but then the inside of the basin had a layer of plaster (or varnish?)."

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 668857 5725585

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (Meuse)
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: has it been covered? -- no lining