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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:

Sir Roger De Trumpington, 1965

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115674], Folder: 01, Object: 02
Identifier: MSS09:01.01.02
Scope and Contents

Sir Roger De Trumpington, 1289. Fought with Prince Edward in the Seventh Crusade – the second oldest brass recorded. Located at Church of St. Mary and Michael, Trumpington, Cambridge. 32”W x 92”L

Dates: 1965

Sir Thomas Bullen, 1965

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01, Object: 02
Identifier: MSS09:05.01.02
Scope and Contents

Sir Thomas Bullen, 1538. Father of Anne Bolyn, who married Henry VIII. Grandfather of Queen Elizabeth. Gold on black. Located at Hever, Kent. 30”W x 71”L

Dates: 1965

Sir Thomas Bullen, 1965

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01, Object: 03
Identifier: MSS09:05.01.03
Scope and Contents

Sir Thomas Bullen, 1538. Knight of the Garter armor. Father of Anne Bolyn, who married Henry VIII. Grandfather of Queen Elizabeth. Black and gold. Damaged on foot. Scroll. 22”W x 65”L

Dates: 1965

Sir Thomas Bullen (Boleyn), 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 04
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.04
Scope and Contents

Sir Thomas Bullen (Boleyn), 1538. Father of Anne Boleyn. Gold on black paper. Located at Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England. 30”W x 61”L

Dates: 1975

Sir Thomas Charles, 1965

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115690], Folder: 01, Object: 06
Identifier: MSS09:03.01.06
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1965

Sir Thomas Peyton and Lady Margaret Peyton nee Bernard, 1975

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115732], Folder: 01, Object: 10
Identifier: MSS010:01.01.10
Scope and Contents

Sir Thomas Peyton and Lady Margaret Peyton nee Bernard, 1484. In armour. Husband of Lady Margaret Peyton. First wife of Sir Thomas Peyton. Butterfly headdress and superb Viennese brocade dress. Gold on black paper. Located at Isleham, Bedfordshire, England. 27.5”W x 31”L

Dates: 1975

Sir William Fitzralph, 1965

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115674], Folder: 01, Object: 08
Identifier: MSS09:01.01.08
Scope and Contents

Sir William Fitzralph, 1323. Served under Edward the First – appointed Protector for the county of Essex. Armor marks transition to Lancastrian period. Located at St. John the Baptist Church, Pebmarsh, Essex. 28”W x 79.5”L

Dates: 1965

Sir William Tendring, 1965

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115690], Folder: 01, Object: 02
Identifier: MSS09:03.01.02
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1965

Sir William Tendring, 1965

 Item — Frame Framed: [Barcode: 35138007862664], Frame: 01, Object: 11
Identifier: MSS09:07.01.11
Scope and Contents

Sir William Tendring, 1408. Mixed armor. Unusual, due to beard. Most brasses were stylized figures. Located Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk. 29”W x 87”L

Dates: 1965

Specialist Brasses book

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115773], Folder: 01, Object: 15
Identifier: MSS010:05.01.15