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brass rubbings

 Subject
Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
Scope Note: Rubbings made from monumental, memorial brass plaques found in churches; created by using ink, colored wax, or another material to transfer an image on paper. Creating and collecting brass rubbings was a popular hobby in Britain from 17th-19th centuries, although the term may refer to any rubbing made from a brass plaque in any time period or culture

Found in 94 Collections and/or Records:

Acton Knight, 1965

 Item — Frame Framed: [Barcode: 35138007862664], Frame: 01, Object: 05
Identifier: MSS09:07.01.05
Scope and Contents

Acton Knight, 1528. Brown and white. Located at Acton, Suffolk. 41.5”W x 15.5”L

Dates: 1965

Archbishop Robert de Waldeby, 1965

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115682], Folder: 01, Object: 13
Identifier: MSS09:02.01.13
Scope and Contents

Archbishop Robert de Waldeby, 1397. Archbishop of York. Tutor of Edward the Black Prince. Large canopy with heraldry. 31”W x 83”L

Dates: 1965

Brass rubbings, 1965

 File — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115674], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS09:01.01
Scope and Contents

Medieval monumental brass rubbings dated 1277 – 1327.

Dates: 1965

Brass rubbings, 1965

 File — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115682], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS09:02.01
Scope and Contents

Medieval monumental brass rubbings dated 1361 - 1400

Dates: 1965

Brass rubbings, 1965

 File — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115690], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS09:03.01
Scope and Contents

Medieval monumental brass rubbings dated 1407 – 1470

Dates: 1965

Brass rubbings, 1965

 File — Box 04: [Barcode: 35138008115708], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS09:04.01
Scope and Contents

Medieval monumental brass rubbings dated 1400s - 1521

Dates: 1965

Brass rubbings, 1965

 File — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS09:05.01
Scope and Contents

Medieval monumental brass rubbings dated 1524 – 1671

Dates: 1965

Brass rubbings, 1965

 File — Frame Framed: [Barcode: 35138007862664], Frame: 01
Identifier: MSS09:07.01
Scope and Contents

Medieval monumental brass rubbings dated 1408 – 1594

Dates: 1965

Civilian, 1965

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115682], Folder: 01, Object: 17
Identifier: MSS09:02.01.17
Scope and Contents

Civilian, 1400. Figure enclosed in floriated octofoil cross. Located at St. Michael’s Church, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. 30”W x 64”L

Dates: 1965

Civilian and wife, 1965

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115690], Folder: 01, Object: 14
Identifier: MSS09:03.01.14
Scope and Contents

Civilian and wife, 1470. Possibly a merchant. Condition of brass shows deteriorating quality. Located at Hampstead, Essex. 26”W x 29.5”L

Dates: 1965