Gentha No. 2

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 25150GEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early?), Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelische Dorfkirche Gentha
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Address: Dorfstrasse, 06917 Jessen (Elster)-Gentha, Germany -- Tel.: +49 35387 42254
Site Location: Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L37-K2235 confluence, about halfway between Berlin (NNE) and Leipzig (SSW)
Font Notes:
Dehio (1999) notes a chalice-shaped baptismal font made of sandstone in the Baroque style The Baroque font here is noted in Ute Essegern's Erinnerungskultur in Pfarrkirchen Hedwig von Dänemark (1581–1641), die Familie von Kanne und die Kirche zu Gentha [768-Artikeltext-545-1-10-20211230.pdf] [accessed 12 December 2023] as a donation to this church ca. 1611 by Princess Hedwig of Denmark.

COORDINATES

UTM: 33U 355266 5746412
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.849729, 12.898652
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 50′ 59.02″ N, 12° 53′ 55.15″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: letters
Inscription Text: [the initials of Princess Hedwig of Denmark]
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Gehio, George, Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Sachsen Anhalt II, Regierungsbezirke Dessau und Halle, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1999, p. 201