Fridene / Fridened

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design element - motifs - moulding

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920628F1] [accessed 13 December 2020]

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design element - motifs - palmette - fan palmette

Scene Description: all around the basin sides

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design element - motifs - roll moulding

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design element - motifs - rope moulding

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design element - motifs - spur - 4

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view of church exterior - northeast view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Fridene kyrka [...] Kyrkan från norr. Tryck efter teckning av Ernst Wennerblad 1899."

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Image Source: digital image [2873-005.tif] of a 7 June 1899 drawing by Ernst Wennerblad, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fridene_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200155105.jpg] [accessed 13 December 2020]

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view of church exterior - northwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Fridene kyrka Fridene socken i Västergötland och Hjo kommun i Västragötalands län i Sverige."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Nasko, 2011

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2011 by Nasko [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fridene_kyrka_Sweden.jpg] [accessed 13 December 2020]

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view of church exterior - southeast view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Fridene kyrka [...] Kyrkan från sydöst. Foto efter teckning ur Peringskiölds Monumenta."

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Image Source: digital image [2873-007.tif] of a late-17thC drawing in Peringskiöld's Monumenta, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fridene_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200155107.jpg] [accessed 13 December 2020]

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: the medieval font was restored to the interior of the church in 1946; this photograph was probably taken between 1949 and 1969

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Image Source: digital image [2873-014.tif] of an undated [post-1946] B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fridene_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200155126.jpg] [accessed 13 December 2020]

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view of font

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view of font in context

Scene Description: Source caption: "Fridene kyrka [...] Dopfunt, kalksten, 1100-talet."

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Image Source: digital image [2873-021.tif] of a 1943 B&W photograph by Olle Hellström, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fridene_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200155134.jpg] [accessed 13 December 2020]

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view of font in context

Scene Description: Source caption: "Fridene kyrka [...] Dopfunt, kalksten, 1100-talet."

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Image Source: digital image [2873-020.tif] of a 1943 B&W photograph by Olle Hellström, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fridene_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200155133.jpg] [accessed 13 December 2020]

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view of font in context

Scene Description: Source caption: "Fridene kyrka [...] Dopfunt, kalksten, 1100-talet."

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Image Source: digital image [2873-022.tif] of an undated [1940s?] B&W photograph by Olle Hellström, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fridene_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200155136.jpg] [accessed 13 December 2020]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 23040FRI
Church/Chapel: Fridene kyrka
Church Location: Fridene kyrkby, 544 93 Hjo, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 503 323 80
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Västergötland, Västra Götalands län
Directions to Site: Located off (E) local road O2892, on the W banks of the Tidan river, in the municipality and about 15 km W of Hjo
Ecclesiastic Region: Skara stift
Historical Region: Vartofta härad
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the SE corner [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Skaragruppen [SHM]
Church Notes: original 12th-13thC stone church replaced by present 1805 building (medieval tower retained); restored 1949, 1969, 1984
Baptismal font said to have been disused in the churchyard until 1940s when it was restored to use inside the church. Noted in Hallbäck (1971). Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920628F1] as a Skaragruppen baptismal font made of sandstone in the second half of the 12th century. The cylindrical basin is decorated with a band of fan palmette between two parallel mouldings; the round-to-square base has a broad roll moulding atop and stops at the four corners. No cover present.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 58.293194, 14.053
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 58° 17′ 35.5″ N, 14° 3′ 10.8″ E
UTM: 33V 444483 6461743

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: 2
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 65 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 78 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920628F1]

REFERENCES

Hallbäck, Sven Axel, "Medeltida dopfuntar i Skaraborg", 1971-1972, Västergötlands Fornminnesförenings Tidskrift, 1971-1972, pp. 39-357; r["References"]