Gentha No. 2
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Scene Description: the intials of Princess Hedwig of Denmark [cf. FontNotes]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 25150GEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Evangelische Dorfkirche Gentha
Church Location: Dorfstrasse, 06917 Jessen (Elster)-Gentha, Germany -- Tel.: +49 35387 42254
Country Name: Germany
Location: Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Directions to Site: Located off the L37-K2235 confluence, about halfway between Berlin (NNE) and Leipzig (SSW)
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 17th century(early?), Baroque
Font Notes:
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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
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.849729, 12.898652
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 50′ 59.02″ N, 12° 53′ 55.15″ E
UTM: 33U 355266 5746412
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: letters
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: [the initials of Princess Hedwig of Denmark]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Gehio, George, Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Sachsen Anhalt II, Regierungsbezirke Dessau und Halle, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1999