Leeuwarden No. 4 / Leewarden
INFORMATION
Font ID: 20329LEE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Museum: Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, 2007-II-675
Church / Chapel Name: [original church unknown]
Church Address: Fries Museum address: Wilhelminaplein 92, 8911 BS Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Tel.: +31 58 255 5500
Site Location: Friesland, Netherlands, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the city centre, N of the railway station
Font Notes:
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One of three wooden fonts in the Collectie Fries Museum, Leeuwarden; described in the museum records [ref.: 2007-II-675] simply as "Houten cilindervormig doopvont", with suggested dating 1150-1249. [cf. Index entries for Leeuwarden nos. 2 and 3 for the other two].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, and to Ilse Stap, for their help in documenting this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 686573 5898107
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.199508, 5.793297
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 11′ 58.23″ N, 5° 47′ 35.87″
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: wood
Font Shape: cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 30 cm*
Basin Total Height: 42 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Fries Museum, Leeuwarden