Burg op Texel No. 1 / Burg / Den Burg, Texel

A communication from Pol Herman to BSI (e-mail of 4 Februay 2022) informed that around 1862, the local notary J.L. Kikkert found a fragment of a 14th century Mosan font in the moat of the former castle. He gave it to the Royal Historical Society at Amsterdam, and it was displayed in an exposition in 1865. Pol Herman added: "I could only found a sketch from 1862, see annex. I am still inquiring at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam if any trace of this fragment exists today. I was struck by the prominently chiselled pointed ear on the side of the head. I haven't seen this often. An example is the loose head of Maasbree that is lost in the depot of the Maastricht museum. It must be from the same hand?" The following sources were cited by Pol Herman: 1) Catalogus van het Museum van het Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap gesticht in 1858. Gedrukt te Amsterdam bij de erven H. Van Munster en Zoon 1876. The Church, ritual and decoration: Fragment of a baptismal font, 14th century, Excavated on Texel, Kikkert. Fragment of a stone baptismal font found in a filled-in canal of the municipality of Burgt on Texel, submitted by the notary Kikkert. 2)Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Academie der Wetenschappen, gevestigd te Amsterdam, 1862, Amsterdam C.G. Van der Post Gedrukt bij W.J. De Roever Kröber Pagina 129. From Mr J.L. Kikkert, civil-law notary and alderman on Texel: Reports about… Drawing of a fragment of an old baptismal font excavated from a filled-in moat of the said count's house. Mr Kikkert had the kindness, in accordance with the advice of the Commission, to allocate the baptismal font fragment to the Royal Antiquarian Society,… 3)Wegwijzer op de tentoonstelling van het museum van het Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap Opengesteld op 17 september 1865, Door Dr. Van Der Kellen Jr. Amsterdam, Gebr. Van Es, 1865 Pagina 2: The first object to the right of the door is part of a baptismal font, 14th century, found on the island of Texel in the Burgtgracht (Blikman Kikkert)