Grafenhausen No. 2 / Gräfenhausen
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Scene Description: the Gothic font
design element - motifs - tracery - Ogee
Scene Description: Source caption: "Michaelskirche (Gräfenhausen) Taufbecken um 1500"
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Scene Description: the Gothic font in the chancel, to the left of the altar
INFORMATION
Font ID: 24344GRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1500?
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Michaelskirche Gräfenhausen
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the chancel, to the left of the altar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Kirchstraße 5, Gräfenhausen, 75217 Birkenfeld, Germany
Site Location: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) local road K4545 [aka Hindenburgstrasse], in the municipality and 4-5 km W og Birkenfeld, 8 km W of Pforzheim
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of an octagonal basin decorated with large Ogee scrolls; plain octagonal base; damaged upper corners. No cover present.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 469315 5413207
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.87106, 8.58156
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 52′ 15.82″ N, 8° 34′ 53.62″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal