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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:

Civilian and wife, six sons and six daughters, 1965

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115682], Folder: 01, Object: 16
Identifier: MSS09:02.01.16
Scope and Contents

Civilian and wife, six sons and six daughters, 1400. Wife wears Mary, Queen of Scots headdress. Located at Ruislip, Middlesex. (not in box). 30”W x 40.5”L

Dates: 1965

Civilian and wife with six sons and six daughters, 1965

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01, Object: 07
Identifier: MSS09:05.01.07
Scope and Contents

Civilian and wife with six sons and six daughters, 1590. Canopy. Mary Queen of Scots Cap. Located at Ruislip, Middlesex. 23”W x 26”L

Dates: 1965

Couple with children, five sons and four daughters, 1975

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115757], Folder: 01, Object: 13
Identifier: MSS010:03.01.13
Scope and Contents

Couple with children, five sons and four daughters. Date unknown. Gold on black paper. Located at Cople, Bedfordshire, England. 27”W x 30”L

Dates: 1975

Crucifixion Scene, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 16
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.16
Scope and Contents

Crucifixion Scene, 1600. Black on white paper. Located at Nivelles, Belgium. 28”W x 28.5”L

Dates: 1975

Crucifixion Scene, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 17
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.17
Scope and Contents

Crucifixion Scene, 1600. Side sections. Combined image. Gold on black paper. Located at Nivelles, Belgium. 28”W x 17.5”L

Dates: 1975

Crucifixion Scene, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 18
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.18
Scope and Contents

Crucifixion Scene, 1600. Side sections. Woman alone. Black on blue paper. Located at Nivelles, Belgium. 12”W x 30”L

Dates: 1975

Crucifixion Scene, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 19
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.19
Scope and Contents

Crucifixion Scene, 1600. Side sections. Man and shields. Black on blue paper. Located at Nivelles, Belgium. 17”W x 19.5”L

Dates: 1975

Dame Sarah Wynne, 1965

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01, Object: 15
Identifier: MSS09:05.01.15
Scope and Contents

Dame Sarah Wynne, 1671. Wife of Sir Richard Wynne. Located in Gwedyr, Wales. 13”W x 14”L. (Not in box)

Dates: 1965

Deonyse Lucas, 1975

 Item — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008115740], Folder: 01, Object: 10
Identifier: MSS010:02.01.10
Scope and Contents

Deonyse Lucas, 1557 or 1558. Plaque bearing two shields and an inscription. Red on white paper. Located at Cathedral of St. Sauveur, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. 22”W x 15”L

Dates: 1975

Dr. Duncan Liddel, 1975

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115757], Folder: 01, Object: 03
Identifier: MSS010:03.01.03
Scope and Contents

Dr. Duncan Liddel, 1613. Scholar. Inscription in Latin below image and around it. Gold on black paper. Located at Aberdeen, Scotland. 38”W x 69”L

Dates: 1975