Box 02

This collection includes rubbings (wax engravings) of monuments which date from the 13th to 17th centuries. Scholars of Medieval Studies and Shakespeare and his times will find the rubbings useful. The collection contains eighty medieval monumental brass rubbings of the British Isles.

Medieval monumental brass rubbings dated 1361 - 1400

William D. Kesterne, 1361. Ecclesiastic Flemish design with canopy. Black on white. Located at North Mymms, Hertfordshire. 30”W x 63”L

William D. Kesterne, 1361. Gold on black. Hanging scroll. Located at North Mymms, Hertfordshire. 29”W x 59”L

Thomas Cheyne, 1368. Unusual decorated plate leg armor. Brass damaged. Located at Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire. 22”W x 72”L

Sir Edmund Flambard, 1370. The famous boys’ school of Harrow is located in Harrow-on-the-Hill. Sir Winston Churchill and Lord Byron studied here. See John Lyon, founder, 1592. Located at St. Mary’s Church, Harrow-on-the=Hill, Middlesex. 14”W x 29”L

Sir John and Lady Joan de laPole, 1370-1385. A remarkable brass showing couple holding hands. Ornate canopy. Located at Chrishall, Essex. 40.5”W x 97”L

William Cheney, 1375. Mixed armor plate and chain. Located at Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire. 40.5”W x 56.5”L

Wife of Sir John Foxley, 1378. Located at Bray, Berkshire. 12”W x 35.5”L

Sir John Pecok, 1380. Knight in Bascinet (a plain, pointed, steel cap), camail (a tippet of mail fastened to the Bascinet and covering shoulders) and jupon (a tight-fitting short tunic, generally leather). Located at St. Albans, Hertfordshire. 13”W x 35.5”L