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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:

Lady Margaret Peyton nee Bernard, 1975

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115732], Folder: 01, Object: 12
Identifier: MSS010:01.01.12
Scope and Contents

Lady Margaret Peyton nee Bernard, 1484. Smaller copies of the woman alone. Gold on black paper. Located at Isleham, Bedfordshire, England. 13.5”W x 30”L

Dates: 1975

Liddel brass rubbing receipt, 1974

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115773], Folder: 01, Object: 19
Identifier: MSS010:05.01.19

List of Belgium Brasses

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115773], Folder: 01, Object: 12
Identifier: MSS010:05.01.12

List of Belgium Brasses

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115773], Folder: 01, Object: 13
Identifier: MSS010:05.01.13

Lodowiic Van Leefdael Monumental Brass information

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115773], Folder: 01, Object: 07
Identifier: MSS010:05.01.07

Lord and Lady Le Strange, 1965

 Item — Box 04: [Barcode: 35138008115708], Folder: 01, Object: 12
Identifier: MSS09:04.01.12
Scope and Contents

Lord and Lady Le Strange, 1509. Mixed armor. Located at Hillingdon, Middlesex. 31”W x 71”L

Dates: 1965

Lord Lodowicc van Leefdael, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 02
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.02
Scope and Contents

Lord Lodowicc van Leefdael, 1537. Lord of Lederle, captain and chief of cavalry. Gold on black paper. Located at Ste. Margaret, Thielen, Belgium. 26”W x 44”L

Dates: 1975

Margaret de Camois, 1965

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115674], Folder: 01, Object: 05
Identifier: MSS09:01.01.05
Scope and Contents

Margaret de Camois, 1310. Oldest brass memorial to a lady. Wearing kirtle, veil, gown and wimple. Located at Trotton, Suffolk. 41”W x 68”L

Dates: 1965

Marguerite de Scornay, 1975

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115732], Folder: 01, Object: 06
Identifier: MSS010:01.01.06
Scope and Contents

Marguerite de Scornay, 1449. Abbess. Inscription not in rubbing: “Jesus, son of God, have mercy on me, sinner.” Gold on black paper. Located at Nivelles, Belgium. 38”W x 22”L

Dates: 1975

Marguerite de Scornay, 1975

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115732], Folder: 01, Object: 07
Identifier: MSS010:01.01.07
Scope and Contents

Marguerite de Scornay, 1449. Abbess. Inscription not in rubbing: “Jesus, son of God, have mercy on me, sinner.” Black on white paper. Located at Nivelles, Belgium. 32”W x 19.5”L

Dates: 1975