Grinstad

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design element - motifs - moulding

not clear whether roll or rope, as it is rather eroded
Scene Description: not clear whether roll or rope, as it is rather eroded

design element - motifs - moulding

not clear whether roll or rope, as it is rather eroded
Scene Description: not clear whether roll or rope, as it is rather eroded

design element - patterns - sawtooth

all around
Scene Description: all around

design element - patterns - sawtooth - nested

forming a scale-like pattern
Scene Description: forming a scale-like pattern

view of church exterior - southeast view

the leaning of the toward towards the west is noticeable here
Scene Description: the leaning of the toward towards the west is noticeable here
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [3139-4.TIF] of a 1909 B&W photograph by Sigfrid Gunnäs, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grinstads_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200011596.jpg] [accessed 2 April 2021]
Copyright Instructions: PD Sweden

view of font

Source caption: "Grinstads kyrka [...] Dopfunt av täljsten. 1200-talet."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Grinstads kyrka [...] Dopfunt av täljsten. 1200-talet."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [3139-45.TIF] of a 1929 B&W photograph by Bertil Waldén, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grinstads_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200011654.jpg] [accessed 2 April 2021]
Copyright Instructions: PD Sweden

view of font

INFORMATION

FontID: 23249GRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Grinstads kyrka
Church Location: Grinstads kyrkby, 464 93 Mellerud, Sweden
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Dalsland, Västra Götalands län
Directions to Site: Located off local road O2149, E of highwy E45, in the municipality and 8-10 km SSE of Mellerud
Ecclesiastic Region: Karlstads stift
Historical Region: Sundals härad
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the SE corner
Date: ca. 1200?
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Dalslandsgruppen [SHM]
Cognate Fonts: other such
Church Notes: 13thC church of which the W walls of the nave remain; extended and modified in the late-17th, 18th and 20thC; the tower leans W due to poor foundations
Font Notes:
Noted in Hallbäck (1959) as a baptismal font made of soapstone in the 13th century, with decorations on the basin, stem and lower base; this author reports a plugged drain and general cement repairs. Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 930711F1] as a baptosmal font of the Dalslandsgruppen made of soapstone ca. 1200.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 58.623528, 12.510861
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 58° 37′ 24.7″ N, 12° 30′ 39.1″ E
UTM: 33V 355456 6500814

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, soapstone
Number of Pieces: 2
Font Shape: tub-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 66 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 76 cm* / **
Notes on Measurements: * Hallbäck (1959) / ** SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 930711F1]

REFERENCES

Hallbäck, Sven Axel, Medeltida dopfuntar på Dal, Vänersborg: [Vänersborgs museum], 1959