Hejnum No. 3

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design element - motifs - roll moulding

information

Image Source: Field notes taken on site by BSI

view of basin - interior

Scene Description: the centre drain is blocked

view of basin - upper view

Scene Description: showing a very narrow drain hole, now blocked

Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 June 2023 by BSI

view of font

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910506F1] [accessed 20 April 2021]

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view of font - east side

Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 June 2023 by BSI

view of font in context

Scene Description: at the west end of the nave

view of font in context - east side

Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 June 2023 by BSI

INFORMATION

FontID: 21761HEJ

Church/Chapel: Hejnums kyrka

Church Location: Hejnum Kyrkebys, 624 38 Tingstäde, Gotland, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 498 22 27 00

Country Name: Sweden

Location: Gotland, Gotlands län

Directions to Site: Located off local road I650, N of county road 147, on the NE side of the island, about 20-25 km ENE of Visby

Ecclesiastic Region: Visby stift, Väskinde församing

Historical Region: Bäls ting, Gotlands län

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, in fron of the organ

Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Medieval

Workshop/Group/Artisan: ciborietyp [SHM]

Cognate Fonts: Elinghem, Lye and other such fonts on the island

Church Notes: ca. 1200 church; modified mid-13thC; 15thC Passion Master paintings; church restored 1960

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Described and illustrated in Fåhraeus (1974: 51, 53, 54, 116, 122, 189) as a cylindrical mounted baptismal font of the mid-13th century -much like the ones at Elinghem, Lummelunda, Lye, etc.- on a conical pedestal. A baptismal font apparently of a common 13th-century design was found on our May 2018 visit at the west end of the nave; the round basin is cylindrical with a tall chamfer, both plain; the inside well of the basin has a centre drain that is now blocked; it is raised in a conical pedestal base with a single roll moulding at its centre; on a modern circular plinth. No cover present. Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910506F1] as a 'ciborietyp' baptismal font made of limestone in the mid-13th century; the SHM entry points out the there is a faint marbling still visible on the outer surface, and that the shaft of the stem is unusually short, which may mean it was originally taller. On-site notes: the SHM entry indicates there is no drain in this font, but we thought it looked as if there had been one there originally but is now blocked. [cf. BSI entries for Hejnum No. 1 & 2 for the other fonts in this church].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.680167, 18.631972

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 40′ 48.6″ N, 18° 37′ 55.1″ E

UTM: 34V 358799 6395569

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone

Number of Pieces: 3

Font Shape: round (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

Drainage Notes: blocked drain? [cf. FontNotes] -- no lining

Rim Thickness: 9-9.5 cm*

Diameter (inside rim): 66 cm

Diameter (includes rim): 85 cm* / 85 cm** / ***

Basin Depth: 29-30 cm*

Height of Basin Side: 25 cm*

Basin Total Height: 39 cm* / 42 cm**

Height of Base: 40 cm* / 54 cm**

Font Height (less Plinth): 79 cm* / 96 cm** / 60 cm***

Font Height (with Plinth): 106 cm* [modern plinth]

Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site [NB: measurements are a composite of several takings by BSI] / ** Fåhraeus (1974: 53) / *** SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910506F1]

REFERENCES

Fåhraeus, Fredrik, "Dopfuntarna, deras tillbehör och placering på Gotland under medeltiden. En inventering.", Stockholm, 1974