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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:

John Wingfield, 1965

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01, Object: 06
Identifier: MSS09:05.01.06
Scope and Contents

John Wingfield, 1584. Late plate armor. Ornate and cumbersome. Brass is thin and poor quality. Located at All Saints Church, Easton, Suffolk. 26”W x 50”L

Dates: 1965

Jone de Septvans, 1965

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115674], Folder: 01, Object: 06
Identifier: MS09:01.01.06
Scope and Contents

Jone de Septvans, born 1298, died 1320. Daughter of Sir Robert de Septvans. Ornate canopy. Brass laid 1320. 40”W x 103”L

Dates: 1965

Joseph Clenarts with Johanna van Deef, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 14
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.14
Scope and Contents

Joseph Clenarts with Johanna van Deefs, four children. Mayor and Captian, Hoogstraten. Died January 26, 1598. Black on white paper. Located at Hoogstraaten, Belgium. 23”W x 24”L

Dates: 1975

Joseph Clenarts with Johanna van Deefs, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 15
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.15
Scope and Contents

Joseph Clenarts with Johanna van Deefs, four children. Mayor and Captian, Hoogstraten. Died January 26, 1598. Copper on brown paper. Located at Hoogstraaten, Belgium. 29.5”W x 24”L

Dates: 1975

Katherine Lewis, 1965

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01, Object: 14
Identifier: MSS09:05.01.14
Scope and Contents

Katherine Lewis, 1669. Age 16 years and 8 months. Eldest daughter of Maurice Lewis. Wall plaque. Located at Llamrost, Wales. 13.5”W x 14.5”L

Dates: 1965

Katherine Lewis rubbing

 Digital Image
Identifier: https://spec.sou.edu/items/show/229
Dates: Other: Death 1669

Knight and Lady, 1965

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115674], Folder: 01, Object: 09
Identifier: MSS09:01.01.09
Scope and Contents

Knight and Lady

Dates: 1965

Knight and wife, 1965

 Item — Box 04: [Barcode: 35138008115708], Folder: 01, Object: 01
Identifier: MSS09:04.01.01
Scope and Contents

Knight and wife, 1400s. Black on gold. Scroll. Located at Hampstead, Essex. 29”W x 34”L

Dates: 1965

Knight in full armor, lion at feet, 1975

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115757], Folder: 01, Object: 11
Identifier: MSS010:03.01.11
Scope and Contents

Knight in full armor, lion at feet. Date unknown. Black on white paper. Located at Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, England. 12.5”W x 43”L

Dates: 1975

Knight in full armor with robed woman, 1975

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115757], Folder: 01, Object: 12
Identifier: MSS010:03.01.12
Scope and Contents

Knight in full armor with robed woman. Date unknown. Gold on black paper. Located at Cople, Bedfordshire, England. 29”W x 35”L

Dates: 1975