Altenschlirf
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Scene Description: Source caption: "Protestant Church in Altenschlirf, Herbstein, Hesse, Germany"
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inscription - partial
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design element - motifs - floral and foliage
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design element - patterns - piping or ribbed
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design element - motifs - varied
Scene Description: a ring, a flower, etc.
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view of church exterior
Scene Description: Source caption: "Protestant Church in Altenschlirf, Herbstein, Hesse, Germany"
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view of church exterior
Scene Description: Source caption: "Evangelische Andreaskirche in Altenschlirf, Stadtteil von Herbstein im Vogelsberg."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Sven Teschke, 2011
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view of font in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Protestant Church in Altenschlirf, Herbstein, Hesse, Germany"
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25058ALT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1652
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch-unierte Andreaskirche in Altenschlirf
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Notes: present church 1753-1755
Church Address: An d. Kirche, 36358 Herbstein, Germany
Site Location: Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the Bd275 [aka Hessenstr.], in the municipality and 4 km SE of Herbstein, 20-25 km W of Fulda
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in the entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreaskirche_(Altenschlirf)] [accessed 12 November 2023] as a baptismal font dated 1652 ["Das Taufbecken stammt aus dem Jahr 1652."]; the inscription also bears a name, Heinrich Leimberg(?); the sides of the basin are otherwise decorated with low-relief floral and foliage motifs; round patterned top of the pedestal base; the lower base is octagonal-to-square and has varied motifs on the sides. No cover present; a metal baptismal dish is in use.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 527402 5598254
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.535585, 9.386664
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 32′ 8.11″ N, 9° 23′ 11.99″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: German
Inscription Location: on the basin sides, nelow the upper rim
Inscription Text: "[...]MOLLER / HEINRICH / LEIMBERG[...]"
Inscription Notes: partial text
Inscription Source: [cf. ImagesArea]