Wirsberg No. 2
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design element - architectural - arch-head - trefoiled - cusped
Scene Description: on some of the sides of the octagonal basin
design element - motifs - floral - flower
Scene Description: inscribed in the trefoiled arch-heads
inscription
Scene Description: a partial one seen here on the lower frame of the left panel
view of basin - detail - damage
Scene Description: some of the panels of the octagonal basin
INFORMATION
Font ID: 24540WIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century[basin only] [composite font], Late Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch-Lutherische Pfarrkirche St. Johannis, Wirsberg
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Church Address: Marktpl. 14, 95339 Wirsberg, Germany
Site Location: Kulmbach, Bayern, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located of county road 303, 12 km E of Kulmbach, about 20 km N of Bayreuth
Additional Comments: composite font (present base is replacement) / altered font? [some panels appear chiselled off)
Font Notes:
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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.
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 686442 5553803
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.107173, 11.607455
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 6′ 25.82″ N, 11° 36′ 26.84″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Location: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: N/A [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]