Swidnica No. 2 / Schweidenitz / Schweidnitz / Suidenicz / Svidnica / Svidnice / Svídnice / Svídnice / Swidennicz / Świdnica

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coat of arms - 8

Scene Description: the family coats or arms of Nostitz, Berger, Czettritz, Sommerfeld, Rotkirch and Ratschin

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Jarka, 2019

Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 10 July 2019 by Art Jarka [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kościół_Pokoju_w_Świdnicy_(0033).jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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design element - motifs - rib - scrolled rib - 8

Scene Description: gilded; all around the central shaft

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Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 10 July 2019 by Art Jarka [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kościół_Pokoju_w_Świdnicy_(0033).jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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human figure - bust - 8

Scene Description: the bodies made of decorative motifs

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Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 10 July 2019 by Art Jarka [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kościół_Pokoju_w_Świdnicy_(0033).jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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information

Scene Description: details of the font decoration and of the names of the families whose names and coats of arms are represented on the basin panels [cf. FontNotes]

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [s.n., s.d.]

Image Source: text containing information on the font details -- source unknown (provided by Pol Herman)

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inscription

Scene Description: "D. von Rothkirch" in gilded Gothic lettering showing on this side

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Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 10 July 2019 by Art Jarka [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kościół_Pokoju_w_Świdnicy_(0033).jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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view of church exterior - east view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Świdnica, Kościół Pokoju w Świdnicy"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Daniel.zolopa, 2019

Image Source: digital photograph 22 July 2019 by Daniel.zolopa [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Świdnica,_Kościół_Pokoju_w_Świdnicy_DZolopa_2019-07-22_120134_0799.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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view of church exterior - south view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Świdnica, kościół ewangelicki (Pokoju), poł. XVII, XVIII"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jar.ciurus, 2014

Image Source: digital photograph 28 September 2014 by Jar.ciurus [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swidnica-_Kosciol_Pokoju_01.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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view of church exterior - tower

Scene Description: Source caption: "Świdnica, kościół ewangelicki (Pokoju), poł. XVII, XVIII"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Januszk57, 2014

Image Source: digital photograph 20 July 2014 by Januszk57 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:597647_dolnośląskie_Świdnica_pl_Pokoju_kość_ewangelicki_4.JPG] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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view of font

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Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 10 July 2019 by Art Jarka [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kościół_Pokoju_w_Świdnicy_(0033).jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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view of font and cover in context

Scene Description: Source caption: "Świdnica, kościół ewangelicki (Pokoju), poł. XVII, XVIII"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Barbara Maliszewska, 2007

Image Source: digital photograph 29 July 2007 by Barbara Maliszewska [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1003viki_Kościół_Pokoju._Foto_Barbara_Maliszewska.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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view of font and cover in context

Scene Description: Source caption: "Kościół Pokoju w Świdnicy. Polska."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Jarka, 2019

Image Source: digital photograph 10 July 2019 by Art Jarka [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kościół_Pokoju_w_Świdnicy_(0033).jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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view of font in context

Scene Description: Source caption: "Świdnica, kościół ewangelicki (Pokoju), poł. XVII, XVIII"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Barbara Maliszewska, 2010

Image Source: digital photograph 8 August 2010 by Barbara Maliszewska [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4006viki_Kościół_Pokoju._Foto_Barbara_Maliszewska.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2023]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 24609SWI
Church/Chapel: Kościół Pokoju pw. Świętej Trójcy [Evangelische Friedenskirche Zur heiligen Dreifaltigkeit]
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Trinity
Church Location: plac Pokoju 6, 58-100 Świdnica, Poland
Country Name: Poland
Location: Świdnicki, Dolnym Śląsku
Directions to Site: Located off (W) road 379, S of highway 35, 15-20 km ENE of Wałbrzych, near the border with the Czech republic
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery hall
Date: 1661
Century and Period: 17th century(mid), Baroque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Pankratius Werner / heraldic font
Church Notes: church built 1656-1657, as a result of the Peace of Westphalia; modified 1707-1708, 1915-1917, 1945
The entry for this church in Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedenskirche_(Świdnica)] [accessed 7 March 2023] notes a baptismal font of 1661 by Pankratius Werner from Hirschberg. The hexagonal basin is decorated with human busts at the angles, the bodies made of decorative motifs; each side of the basin bears a heraldic device [the family coats or arms of Nostitz, Berger, Czettritz, Sommerfeld, Rotkirch and Ratschin] and an inscription above it, all of which is framed in painted and gilded panels; the base consists of a central shaft and six gilded scrolled ribs. The cover is also hexagonal with gilded decorations; at the top is a a canpy suported by columns that house a Baptism of Christ scene; pine cone finial, also gilded. Both font and cover appear to be made of wood.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.84615, 16.491639
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 50′ 46.14″ N, 16° 29′ 29.9″ E
UTM: 33U 605011 5633777

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: wood
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: hexagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: German
Inscription Notes: presumably the other sides have the names of the other five families represented by their coats of arms
Inscription Location: on the basin sides
Inscription Text: "D. von Rothkirch"
Inscription Source: ImagesArea

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood,
Apparatus: yes; pulley
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]