Simmershausen No. 2 / Simanneshusen / Simareshusun / Simaressun / Simeressun / Simonshusen / Symerhusen

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design element - architectural - niche - 8

Scene Description: each with a different motif or symbol

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design element - motifs - floral - rosette - in a circle

Scene Description: several

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design element - motifs - rope moulding - parallel - 2

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design element - motifs - wheel - in a circle

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inscription - detail

Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

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symbol - varied

Scene Description: inside the niches of the stem

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: Source caption: "Der Taufstein von 1579 in der Kirche stammt noch aus dem Vorgängerbau der jetzigen Kirche von 1613."

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INFORMATION

FontID: 24464SIM
Church/Chapel: Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Johannes der Täufer Simmershausen
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: Pfarrei St. Johannes d. Täufer, Johannes-Goldbach-Str 8, 36115 Hilders, Germany -- Tel.: +49 6681 562
Country Name: Germany
Location: Kassel, Hesse
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality and 2 km N of Fuldatal, about 6 km N of Kassel
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Fulda
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1579
Century and Period: 16th century(late), Late Gothic
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font fragment to our attention and for his help in documenting it
The entry for this church in the Catholic Diocese of Fulda's site [https://www.bistum-fulda.de/simmershausen/Ueber.php] [accessed 20 November 2022] reports a baptismal font bearing the date 1579 located by St Killian's altar: "Ein Taufstein mit der Jahreszahl 1579 steht links neben dem Kilianaltar." The font consists of a tapering round basin with an octagonal underbowl, raised on an octagonal pedestal base and an octagonal-to-round lower base; the basin has carved on it the date 1579 between several sets of initials(?), and has two mouldings all around; the underbowl has varied motifs on its panels; the pedestal base has a niche on each side houisng a motif or symbol, and the octagonal-to-round lower base is decorated with encircled wheels and rosettes, as well as two rope mouldings. The round wooden cover appears modern.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 536031 5691165

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: letters and numbers
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: on the basin side
Inscription Text: "[?] P 1579 H [?] / HV [?]"
Inscription Source: [cf. ImagesArea]

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: wood,
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]