Saltvik
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view of basin - upper view
Scene Description: with the wooden insert that supports the baptismal dish
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland, Saltviks församling, 2017
Image Source: digital image in the Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland, Saltviks församling [www.saltviksforsamling.ax/dop] [accessed 6 September 2017]
Copyright Instructions: No known copyright restriciton / Dair Dealing
view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Västgöten, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 August 2012 by Västgöten [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saltviks_kyrka,_den_4_augusti_2012,_bild_1.JPG] [accessed 6 September 2017]
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view of church exterior - west view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Matti, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 April 2012 by Matti [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church,_Åland.JPG] [accessed 6 September 2017]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
![notice the mural paintings on the north wall, by the sacristy doorway; the font is partially visible on the left [north] side of the chancel arch](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1170906013_compressed.png)
Scene Description: notice the mural paintings on the north wall, by the sacristy doorway; the font is partially visible on the left [north] side of the chancel arch
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Västgöten, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 August 2012 by Västgöten [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saltviks_kyrka,_den_4_augusti_2012,_bild_3.JPG] [accessed 6 September 2017]
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view of church interior - nave - looking west
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Västgöten, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 August 2012 by Västgöten [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saltviks_kyrka,_den_4_augusti_2012,_bild_5.JPG] [accessed 6 September 2017]
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view of font in context - northeast side
Scene Description: the font at the east end of the nave, looking west
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Västgöten, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 August 2012 by Västgöten [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saltviks_kyrka,_den_4_augusti_2012,_bild_4.JPG] [accessed 6 September 2017]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 21480SAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Saltviks kyrka / S:ta Maria kyrka i Saltvik / Saltvikin kirkko
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Kvarno-kyrkvägen, 22430 Saltvik, Finland
Country Name: Finland
Location: Ahvenanmaa / Åland
Directions to Site: Located off (W) road 50, near Kvarnbo, on Åland
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Borgå / Borgå Stift / Porvoon hiippakunta
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the nave, N side
Century and Period: 13th century (mid?), Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Gotland font?
Church Notes: earliest parts of the church may date back to the late 13thC; tower and wappenhus added late 14thC; some paintings 15thC, others post-Reformation
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in Åsa Ringbom [www.kyrkor.ax/kyrkor/saltviks-kyrka/] [accessed 6 September 2017] as a baptismal font of the mid-13th century made from "Hoburgmarmor" and imported from Gotland; the font consists of a basin of quatrefoiled shape inside and out, raised on a pedestal base and a lower base of the shame shape. There is damage to the sides of the basin. A metal bowl ["Dopskål"] is now used to hold the water for baptisms, somewaht similar to the one listed and illustrated in the Kalmar Läns Museum, Kalmar läns museums fotoarkiv [ref.: KLMF.Gärdslösa99Mc]. No cover present.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 60.275278, 20.051389
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 60° 16′ 31″ N, 20° 3′ 5″ E
UTM: 34V 447530 6682446
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone [Hoburgmarmor]
Font Shape: quatrefoiled (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: quatrefoiled
Basin Exterior Shape: quatrefoiled
Drainage Notes: no lining