Merseburg No. 2 / Merseberg
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symbol - shield - coat of arms - Duke Christian I of Sachsen-Merseburg
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 21526MER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2017-09-25
Font Date: 1665
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid), Baroque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Merseburger Dom St. Johannes der Täufer und Laurentius [orig. from the church of St. Thomas (Neumarktkirche) in the same town]]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel, by the Fürstengruft
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist & St. Lawrence
Church Address: Domplatz 7, 06217 Merseburg, Germany -- Tel.: +49 3461 210045
Site Location: Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 14 km S of Halle (Saale)
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Merseburg [formerly in the Hochstift Merseburg]
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a hexagonal basin with a rounded underbowl, on a hexagonal pedestal base and a dodecagonal lower base; the lower base fits into a raised [modern?] plinth; the sides of the font are decorated with a total of 21 charged shields, said to be related to Duke Christian I of Sachsen-Merseburg; there is one German inscription around the upper rim, which includes the date 1665. The wooden polygonal font cover, is plain; modern.
COORDINATES
UTM: 33U 291210 5694018
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.359, 12.001
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 21′ 32.4″ N, 12° 0′ 3.6″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Drainage System: no drainage system
Diameter (inside rim): 83 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 110 x 125 cm
Basin Depth: 42 cm
Basin Total Height: 55 cm
Height of Base: 55 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 110 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 125 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: German
Inscription Location: around the upper rim of the basin
Inscription Text: N/A [includes the date 1665]
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LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
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