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Baptismal font from Świerzno

Author, school, workshop
Unspecified Pomeranian workshop
Style
Baroque
Date
Around 1727
Material and technique
Spruce wood, woodcarving, polychrome
Size
Height 55 cm
Location
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. John the Baptist and St. Faustin the Bishop in Kamień Pomorski
Description
The richly decorated vase-shaped baptismal font with cover comes from the church in nearby Świerzno, where it was placed on the balustrade in front of the altar and supported by two kneeling baptismal angels. It was not moved to Kamień until the 1960s.