Hov nr. Herrljunga / Hof (Västergötland)

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design element - motifs - groove - parallel - 2

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920613F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=920613F4#] [accessed 27 December 2020]
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design element - motifs - rope moulding

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920613F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=920613F4#] [accessed 27 December 2020]
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design element - motifs - rope moulding - parallel - 2

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920613F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=920613F4#] [accessed 27 December 2020]
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view of church exterior - southeast view

Source caption: "Hovs kyrka [...] Kyrkan och klockstapeln från sydöst, efter teckning av Ernst Wennerblad, 1888."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hovs kyrka [...] Kyrkan och klockstapeln från sydöst, efter teckning av Ernst Wennerblad, 1888."
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Image Source: digital image [2421-001.tif] of a 10 September 1888 drawing by Ernst Wennerblad, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hovs_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200158204.jpg] [accessed 27 December 2020]
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view of church exterior in context - southeast view

original 12thC church, much modified since
Scene Description: original 12thC church, much modified since
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rikard Ågren, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 April 2015 by Rikard Ågren [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hovs_kyrka,_Västergötland.JPG] [accessed 27 December 2020]
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view of font

Source caption: "Hovs kyrka [...] Dopfunt av sandsten, 1100- eller 1200-talet."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hovs kyrka [...] Dopfunt av sandsten, 1100- eller 1200-talet."
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Image Source: digital image [2421-032.tif] of an undated B&W photograph by Anders Roland, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hovs_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200158236.jpg] [accessed 27 December 2020]
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view of font

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920613F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=920613F4#] [accessed 27 December 2020]
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view of font in context

Source caption: "Hovs kyrka [...] Interiör mot väster, efter restaurering." [NB: until 1911 the font had served as support for the pulpit]
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hovs kyrka [...] Interiör mot väster, efter restaurering." [NB: until 1911 the font had served as support for the pulpit]
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Image Source: digital image [2421-012.tif] of an undated [post-1937] B&W photograph by Axel Forssén, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hovs_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200158216.jpg] [accessed 27 December 2020]
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view of font in context

Source caption: "Hovs kyrka [...] Dopfunt av sandsten, 1100- eller 1200-talet. Efter restaurering." [NB: until 1911 the font had served as support for the pulpit; it is not common in Swedish churches to see the original plinth being moved with the font to the east end]
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hovs kyrka [...] Dopfunt av sandsten, 1100- eller 1200-talet. Efter restaurering." [NB: until 1911 the font had served as support for the pulpit; it is not common in Swedish churches to see the original plinth being moved with the font to the east end]
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Image Source: digital image [2421-033.tif] of an undated [post-1937] B&W photograph by Axel Forssén, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hovs_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200158237.jpg] [accessed 27 December 2020]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 23061HOV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Hovs Kyrka
Church Location: Hovs kyrkby, 524 95 Ljung, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 513 201 00
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Västergötland, Västra Götalands län
Directions to Site: Located off local road O1838, N of the 182, in the municipality and 8-9 km SE of Herrljunga, about 30 km NNE of Borås
Ecclesiastic Region: Skara stift
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the SE end [cf. FontNotes]
Date: ca. 1200?
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: 12thC(?) church; re-built and extended since; restored 1936-1937; renovated 20thC
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Hallbäck (1966) as a baptismal font made of sandstone in the 12th century; it served as the base of the pulpit until 1911, when it was removed and restored to service, Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920613F4] as a baptismal font made of sandstone ca. 1200 by a regional workshop; the SHM entry points out some cement repairs on it and refers to Hallbäck [cf. supra]. The font consists of a roughly cylindrical basin decorated with two parallel rope mouldings around the otherwise plain basin with a plain chamfer; the base is round, conical in shape, and a pair of incised grooves around the lower end. No cover present.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.99425, 13.115336
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 59′ 39.3″ N, 13° 6′ 55.21″ E
UTM: 33V 388590 6429624

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): 62 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 73 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920613F4]

REFERENCES

Hallbäck, Sven Axel, "Medeltida dopfuntar i Sjuhäradsbygden", Från Borås och de sju häradena 1966, 1966