Bjorsater No. 2 / Biörsättnn / Björsäter nr. Marienstad

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view of font and cover

the 1698 baptismal font in use in this church -- Source caption: "Dopställ, trä, sengustavianskt. Efter restaureringen 1935"
Scene Description: the 1698 baptismal font in use in this church -- Source caption: "Dopställ, trä, sengustavianskt. Efter restaureringen 1935"

view of church interior - looking east

taken affter the 1935 restoration -- the late-17thC wooden font is visible at the far [east] end, to the right [south] of the altar
Scene Description: taken affter the 1935 restoration -- the late-17thC wooden font is visible at the far [east] end, to the right [south] of the altar

view of church interior - looking east

probably taken before the 1935 restoration -- the late-17thC wooden font is visible at the far [east] end, to the right [south] of the altar
Scene Description: probably taken before the 1935 restoration -- the late-17thC wooden font is visible at the far [east] end, to the right [south] of the altar

INFORMATION

Font ID: 22797BJO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1698
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late?)
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooden font
Church / Chapel Name: Björsäters kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end, S side
Church Notes: early-12thC(?) church; materials incorporated in the building of the present 1754 church; modified and expanded since
Church Address: Björsäters kyrkby, Mariestad V, 542 95 Mariestad, Sweden
Site Location: Västergötland, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off local road O2735, just N of the E20, in the municipality and about 14 km WSW of Mariestad
Ecclesiastic Region: Skara stift
Historical Region: Bankekinds härad
Font Notes:
The church has a wooden font of 1698; it consists of a shallow hexagonal basin raised on a round slender stem and a hexagonal base; painted. Font cover of the same shape as the basin; cross finial. [cf. BSI entry for Bjorsater No. 1 for the medieval font of this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 33V 424513 6502388
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 58.655167, 13.699028
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 58° 39′ 18.6″ N, 13° 41′ 56.5″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: wood
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: 1698?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]