Box 03

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 1407 – 1470

Sir Nicholas Hawberk, 1407. Knight with large canopy enclosing early Christian themes – George slaying the dragon, Fish, Ascension, Madonna and child, small figure in the lower left possibly son. Ornate. Located at Cobham, Kent. 40.5”W x 93.5”L

Sir William Tendring, 1408. Mixed armor. Unusual, due to beard. Most brasses were stylized figures. Black on gold. Located Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk. 22”W x 79”L

Unknown Lady, 1415. Gold on black. Located at Digswell, Buckinghamshire. 22”W x 79”L

John Hadresham, 1417. Plate armor. Black and white. Located at Lingfield, Surrey. 24.5”W x 40”L

John Hadresham, 1417. Plate armor. Silver and black. Located at Lingfield, Surrey. 30”W x 38.5”L

Sir Thomas Charles, 1419 or Sir John de Brok, 1426. Lord of the Manor. Located at All Saints Church, Suffork, Easton. 20”W x 40”L

Lady Margaret Cheyne, 1419. A lovely brass with angels and canopy. Black and white. Scroll. Located at St. Peter’s Church, Hever, Kent. (not in box). 28”W x 45”L

Lady Culpepper, 1420. A lovely brass with flowing sleeves. Dogs at feet were said by some to be a symbol of domesticity. Located at Lingfield, Surrey. 26”W x 57”L