Oja nr. Burgsvik No. 2 / Öja

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INFORMATION

FontID: 21770OJA
Church/Chapel: Öja kyrka
Church Location: Öja, 623 33 Burgsvik, Gotland, Sweden
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Gotland, Gotlands län
Directions to Site: Located off highway 152, just ENE of Burgsvik
Ecclesiastic Region: Visby stift, Hoburgs församling
Historical Region: Hoburgs ting, Gotlands län / Gotlands södra härad
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the N side of the chancel arch
Date: ca. 1620?
Century and Period: 17th century(early?), Baroque
Baptismal font consisting of an original roughly hemispherical basin with a pronounced rim moulding, the side below decorated with gadrooned pattern; on a round pedestal base of the baluster type; the basin interior has a centre drain; the whole base appears to be a modern replacement, and even the basin outer surface may have been re-tooled. No font cover present.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.035506, 18.300053
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 2′ 7.82″ N, 18° 18′ 0.19″ E
UTM: 34V 336165 6324578

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 15 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 47-48 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 79 cm
Basin Depth: 13 cm
Basin Total Height: 27 cm
Height of Base: 71 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 98 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 112 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site