Hulsberg

Image copyright © Parochie H. Clemens Hulsberg, 2021
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coat of arms - anchor
design element - motifs - roll moulding
inscription
Scene Description: "ANNO 1622"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Parochie H. Clemens Hulsberg, 2021
Image Source: digital photograph in Parochie H. Clemens Hulsberg [http://www.h-clemens.nl/algemeen/interieur/] [accessed 16 December 2021]
Copyright Instructions: No known copyright restriction / Fair Dealing
view of church exterior - southeast view
view of font and cover
INFORMATION
FontID: 23597HUL
Church/Chapel: Sint-Clemenskerk / R.K. Parochiekerk van de H. Clemens
Church Patron Saints: St. Clement
Church Location: Kerkheuvel, 6336 AX Hulsberg, Netherlands -- Tel.: +31 45 405 1273
Country Name: Netherlands
Location: Limburg
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N298, N of highway A79, in the municipality of Beekdaelen, 10-12 km ENE of Maastricht
Font Location in Church: Inside the chutch
Date: 1622
Century and Period: 17th century(early),
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help in documenting this font
Church Notes: original church 1202; present church 1820; expanded 1908-1930 -- listed church [Rijksmonument no. 507193]
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted in Rijksmonumenten [https://rijksmonumenten.nl/monument/507193/rk-kerk-h-clemens/hulsberg/] [accessed 16 December 2021] as a baptismal font made of limestone in 1622. Described inthe entry for this church in Kerkgebouwen in Limburg [https://www.kerkgebouwen-in-limburg.nl/kerken/hulsberg/clemens] [accessed 16 December 2021]: baptismal font made of bluish limestone in 1622, as indicated by an inscription on the side of the round basin; a shield nearby contains an anchor in it; raised on a round baluster-type stem, and a round moulded lower base; a small square plinth may be built into the flooring now. Dome-shaped cover made of metal [brass? / copper?] with handles on the lower sides; orb-and-cross finial; appears of a later date thatn the font.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
50.889519,
5.861106
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
50° 53′ 22.27″ N,
5° 51′ 39.98″ E
UTM: 31U 701222 5641439
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, limestone (black and blue) (Tournai marble)
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: on the basin side
Inscription Text: "ANNO 1622"
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material:
metal,
brass?
Apparatus: no
Notes: dome; orb-and-cross finial