Wirsberg No. 2

Main image for Wirsberg No. 2

Results: 6 records

design element - architectural - arch-head - trefoiled - cusped

on some of the sides of the octagonal basin
Scene Description: on some of the sides of the octagonal basin

design element - motifs - floral - flower

inscribed in the trefoiled arch-heads
Scene Description: inscribed in the trefoiled arch-heads

inscription

a partial one seen here on the lower frame of the left panel
Scene Description: a partial one seen here on the lower frame of the left panel

view of basin - detail - damage

some of the panels of the octagonal basin
Scene Description: some of the panels of the octagonal basin

view of font

view of font in context

INFORMATION

FontID: 24540WIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Evangelisch-Lutherische Pfarrkirche St. Johannis, Wirsberg
Church Patron Saints: St. John
Church Location: Marktpl. 14, 95339 Wirsberg, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Kulmbach, Bayern
Directions to Site: Located of county road 303, 12 km E of Kulmbach, about 20 km N of Bayreuth
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th - 16th century[basin only] [composite font], Late Medieval [composite]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
Font Notes:
The second font in the Pfarrkirche St. Johannis, Wirsberg [see references for Wirsberg No. 1 font]; it appears that this sandstone basin may have been the one that stood on top of the stone basin of Wirsberg No. 1 (which is later and made of wood); it is octagonal with protruding mouldings at top and bottom; some of the panels betwen those mouldings are carved with cusped trefoiled arch-heads with floral inserts, but others are either damaged or the carving has been chiselled off; some(?) of the frames of the panels are inscribed [transcription not available]; the plain pedestal base is a replacement. No cover present.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.107173, 11.607455
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 6′ 25.82″ N, 11° 36′ 26.84″ E
UTM: 32U 686442 5553803

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: N/A [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]