Brandval No. 2 / Brandváll

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view of basin - fragment

the wooden part seen here atop the stone font is all that remains of the ca.1651 wooden font of this church
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

FontID: 20809BRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (fragment)
Church/Chapel: Brandval kirke
Church Location: 2219 Brandval, Norway
Country Name: Norway
Location: Hedmark
Directions to Site: Located N of Kongsvinger, in its municipality
Ecclesiastic Region: Hamar bispedømme
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Date: ca. 1651?
Century and Period: 17th century(mid?), Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooden font
Font Notes:
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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 60.315472, 12.013806
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 60° 18′ 55.7″ N, 12° 0′ 49.7″ E
UTM: 33V 335063 6690281

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