Salzwedel No. 1

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Apostle or saint - Apostles?

Scene Description: carrying identifying symbols and standing on little moulded platforms

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Apostle or saint - St. Catherine of Alexandria - with sword - crowned - 4

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animal - mammal - lion - protome - 4

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design element - architectural - arcade - round arches - columns with capitals and bases

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inscription

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Die Katharinenkirche in der Hansestadt Salzwedel."

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view of church interior - retable

Scene Description: the main retable of 1474

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view of font

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INFORMATION

FontID: 21689SAL

Church/Chapel: Evangelisch-lutherische Katharinenkirche

Church Patron Saints: St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine]

Church Location: An der Katharinenkirche, 29410 Salzwedel, Germany -- Tel.: +49 3901 302455

Country Name: Germany

Location: Altmarkkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt

Directions to Site: Located off (N and W) highway 71, 12 km S of Lüchow, SE of Hamburg, NE of Hanover

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Date: 1421

Century and Period: 15th century (early), Late Gothic

Cognate Fonts: the font at Lenzen

Church Notes: church founded ca. 1250, documented 1280; expanded 14th and 15thC; restored 20th-21thC

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Baptismal font made of bronze in 1421; it consists of a round tapering basin with an inscription on the outside of the rim, and an arcade of round arches with cinquefoil intrados, a standing figure in each of the arches; the figures hold objects that indicate they are the Apostles, and stand on little moulded paltforms; four standing figures looking outwards and a central pedestal form the base; the figures appear to be female, crowned and carrying a sword, which suggests they may represent the patron saint of this church, St. Catherine; they stand on lion protomes; the central pedestal may be a later addition to reinforce the support; it is now mounted on a square stone plinth or lower base. There is no font cover present but holes in the upper rim suggest they may have been there as anchoring points for the original cover. [cf. BSI entry for Salzwedel No. 2 for the font in Marienkirche]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.855667, 11.155944

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 51′ 20.4″ N, 11° 9′ 21.4″ E

UTM: 32U 645159 5858392

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, bronze

Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Location: around the outer side of the upper rim

Inscription Text: [transcription not available; includes the date 1421]

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]