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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:

Unknown person of unknown date, 1975

 Item — Box 04: [Barcode: 35138008115765], Folder: 01, Object: 35
Identifier: MSS010:04.01.35

Unknown person of unknown date, 1975

 Item — Box 04: [Barcode: 35138008115765], Folder: 01, Object: 36
Identifier: MSS010:04.01.36

Visitor Guide

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115773], Folder: 01, Object: 14
Identifier: MSS010:05.01.14

Where to go Brass Rubbing in the Greator London Area, 1972

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115773], Folder: 01, Object: 09
Identifier: MSS010:05.01.09

Wife of academic, 1965

 Item — Frame Framed: [Barcode: 35138007862664], Frame: 01, Object: 09
Identifier: MSS09:07.01.09
Scope and Contents

Wife of Academic, 1594. Excellent example of Tudor costume. Located at Isleham, Cambridgeshire. 18.5”W x 42”L

Dates: 1965

Wife of Sir John Foxley, 1965

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115682], Folder: 01, Object: 07
Identifier: MSS09:02.01.07
Scope and Contents

Wife of Sir John Foxley, 1378. Located at Bray, Berkshire. 12”W x 35.5”L

Dates: 1965

Willem de Clerc and Magrite Scooff, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 12
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.12
Scope and Contents

Willem de Clerc and Magrite Scooff, 1597 and 1598. Dutch/Belgian. Kneeling couple above inscription. Family coats of arms to either side of image. Gold on black paper. Location unknown. 28”W x 44”L (2 copies)

Dates: 1975

Willem de Clerc and Magrite Scooff, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 13
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.13
Scope and Contents

Willem de Clerc and Magrite Scooff, 1597 and 1598. Dutch/Belgian. Kneeling couple above inscription. Family coats of arms to either side of plaque. Gold on black paper. Location unknown. 27.5”W x 43.5”L

Dates: 1975

Willem van Gaellen, dean, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 06
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.06
Scope and Contents

Willem van Gaellen, dean, 1539. Man with goblet. Upper half of large brass. Black on white paper. Located at Groote Kerk, Breda, Netherlands. 47.5”W x 30”L

Dates: 1975

William Cheney, 1965

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115682], Folder: 01, Object: 06
Identifier: MSS09:02.01.06
Scope and Contents

William Cheney, 1375. Mixed armor plate and chain. Located at Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire. 40.5”W x 56.5”L

Dates: 1965