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view of basin - upper view
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symbol - triquetra
Scene Description: one in each of the spandrels of the arcade
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design element - architectural - arcade - blind - trefoiled arches - pointed
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view of church exterior - churchyard - gravestone - detail
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view of church exterior - west tower - detail
Scene Description: showing the large boulders used in the foundations of the church
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view of church exterior - west tower
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view of church exterior - southeast view
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view of font in context - northwest side
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view of church interior - reredos
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view of church interior - statue - St. Nicholas
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view of church interior - west end
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view of church interior - looking west
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view of church interior - pulpit and sounding board
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view of church interior - looking east
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25769WYK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2023-06-16
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century (?), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche St. Nicolai in Wyk auf Föhr
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myre
Church Notes: 13thC church documented 1240; Gothic and Baroque modifications and extensions; interior restored 1969
Church Address: Kirchweg, 25938 Wyk auf Föhr, Germany -- Tel.: : +49 4681 3650
Site Location: Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Directions to Site: Located off road L214, on the island of Föhr, in Nordfriesland, about 70-80 km [as the crow flies] W of Flensburg
Additional Comments: Imported font (from Gotland)
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font made of Gotland limestone consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with blank trefoiled arches, the spandrels filled with triquetra; raised on a round pedestal basin with a simple moulding. No cover present. Brass baptismal dish of the 16th century.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 471024 6061035
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.695806, 8.550417
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 54° 41′ 44.9″ N, 8° 33′ 1.5″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone (Gotland)
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: no drainage system
Drainage Notes: lead-lined
Rim Thickness: 8-9 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 69 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 86-87 cm*
Basin Depth: 30-31 cm*
Basin Total Height: 44 cm*
Height of Base: 43 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 87 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site