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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 222 Collections and/or Records:

Woman in gown and cloak with dog, 1975

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115757], Folder: 01, Object: 07
Identifier: MSS010:03.01.07
Scope and Contents

Woman in gown and cloak with dog. Date unknown. Gold on black paper. Located at Cobham, Kent, England. 30”W x 73”L

Dates: 1975

Y Lasydn Wynne, 1965

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01, Object: 11
Identifier: MSS09:05.01.11
Scope and Contents

Y Lasydn Wynne, 1632. Wife of Sir John Wynne. Lozenge shaped wall plaque showing head only. Located at Gwedyr, Wales. 15.5”W x 15.5”L

Dates: 1965