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view of church exterior - northwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Martinuskerk, Kerkstraat 70 -72 Gaanderen"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joepdeg, 2017

Image Source: digital photograph 10 September 2017 by Joepdeg [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerkstraat_70_-72_Gaanderen.jpg] [accessed 6 March 2022]

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: the basin appears to be made of stoe; the lower frame and the cover probably wood or metal

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view of font cover - finial

Scene Description: a pelican plucking its chest

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kerkfotografie Nederland, 2022

Image Source: digital photograph in Kerkfotografie Nederland [https://kerkfotografie.nl/heilige-augustinus-heilige-martinus-gaanderen/] [accessed 6 March 2022]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 23801GAA
Church/Chapel: Rooms-Katholieke Sint-Martinuskerk
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: Kerkstraat 70, 7011 CP Gaanderen, Netherlands -- Tel.: +31 315 345 280
Country Name: Netherlands
Location: Gelderland
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A18, in the municipality of Doetinchem, 25-30 km ESE of Arnhem
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century, Baroque
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
Church Notes: present tower of 1893 while the rest of the church is 1914; replaced an earlier 19thC building
A baptismal font said to be of the 17th century, a gift of the lords of Slangenburg castle; the basin appears to be made of stone; the lower frame and the cover are probably made of wood or metal. The tall ornate font cover has a large pelican bird finial.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.939069, 6.349683
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 56′ 20.65″ N, 6° 20′ 58.86″ E
UTM: 32U 317823 5757580

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FonrNotes]