Svenstrup nr. Norborg / Schwenstrup / Svenstrup på Als
Results: 5 records
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25897SVE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century (?), Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Sønderjydske Rankefonte / Haderslev workshop?
Cognate Fonts: the font at Notmark
Church / Chapel Name: Svenstrup Kirke på Als
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Address: Kalvehavevej 1, Svenstrup, 6430 Nordborg, Denmark -- Tel.: +45 74 45 63 02
Site Location: Jylland, Region Syddanmark, Denmark
Directions to Site: Located off road 405, about 5 km SE of Norborg, in the municipality of Sønderborg, on the little peninsula located NE of Flensburg
Ecclesiastic Region: Haderslev Stift
Historical Region: Nørre herred
Additional Comments: altered font (lower base semi-buried in the flooring for some time; painted font
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font listed in Mackeprang (1941) as part of the 'Sydligge gruppe', a subgroup in his Sønderjydske Rankefonte; made of granite and painted; at the time the lower base was partly buried in the flooring [NB: Mackeprang (ibid) suggests the similairty of this font to that at Notmak, but the square lower base is actually similar to the one at Felsted, which has also the heads at the corners]. Baptismal font of coarse granite consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with a broad vine all around, raised on a moulded round stem and a square lower base decorated with [animal?] heads at the corners and some sort of relief on the sides, now too eroded/damaged for identification.. No cover present.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 552738 6098070
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 55.026667, 9.825
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 55° 1′ 36″ N, 9° 49′ 30″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 10 cm [calculated
Diameter (inside rim): 55 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 75 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Mackeprang (1941)
REFERENCES
- Mackeprang, Mouritz, Danmarks middelalderlige døbefonte, 1941, p. 67, 334-335