Brandval No. 2 / Brandváll
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view of basin - fragment
Scene Description: the wooden part seen here atop the stone font is all that remains of the ca.1651 wooden font of this church
INFORMATION
Font ID: 20809BRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Font Date: ca. 1651?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid?), Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooden font
Church / Chapel Name: Brandval kirke
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Church Address: 2219 Brandval, Norway
Site Location: Hedmark, Norway, Europe
Directions to Site: Located N of Kongsvinger, in its municipality
Ecclesiastic Region: Hamar bispedømme
Additional Comments: damaged font / fragment of a font (only the upper area of the hexagonal basin has survived)
Font Notes:
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The present [December 2000] font at the parish church in Brandval is somewhat deceiving since it is really two fonts in one; the upper hexagonal part resembling a wooden cover is actually what remains of the hexagonal wooden font made ca. 1651 for the then newly-built parish church.
COORDINATES
UTM: 33V 335063 6690281
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 60.315472, 12.013806
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 60° 18′ 55.7″ N, 12° 0′ 49.7″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: wood
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
REFERENCES
- Solhaug, Mona Bramer, Middelalderens døpefonter i Norge, Oslo: Unipub forlag -- Det historisk filosofiske fakultetet, Universitetet i Oslo, 2001