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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:

Jan van den Couteren, 1975

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115732], Folder: 01, Object: 14
Identifier: MSS010:01.01.14
Scope and Contents

Jan van den Couteren, 1500. Robed priest with chalice above plaque. Gold on black paper. Located at Notre-Dame, Melsele, Belgium. 13”W x 26”L

Dates: 1975
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marie Kuehl brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

Jan van den Couteren, 1975

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115732], Folder: 01, Object: 15
Identifier: MSS010:01.01.15
Scope and Contents

Jan van den Couteren, 1500. Robed priest with chalice above plaque. Red on brown paper. Located at Notre-Dame, Melsele, Belgium. 15.5”W x 30.5”L

Dates: 1975
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marie Kuehl brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

John and Margaret Launcelyn, 1975

 Item — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008115732], Folder: 01, Object: 05
Identifier: MSS010:01.01.05
Scope and Contents

John and Margaret Launcelyn, 1435. This is a model of the reverse side of John and Maragaret Launcelyn. It can be seen that the two brasses have been made out of a much larger figure of a knight of about 1310. The sword hilt and belt can be plainly seen. The inscription is also reused, and formed part of a brass to a certain John Veal who died in 1375. Gold on black paper. Located at All Saints Church, Cople, Bedfordshire, England. 20”W x 30”L

Dates: 1975
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marie Kuehl brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

John Berners and wife, 1965

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01, Object: 01
Identifier: MSS09:05.01.01
Scope and Contents

John Berners and wife, 1524. Wife wears Pedimental Headdress. Heraldic armor. Black/Green on parchment. Located at Finchingfield, Essex. 30”W x 44”L

Dates: 1965
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marjorie Kocher brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

John Hadresham, 1965

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115690], Folder: 01, Object: 04
Identifier: MSS09:03.01.04
Scope and Contents

John Hadresham, 1417. Plate armor. Black and white. Located at Lingfield, Surrey. 24.5”W x 40”L

Dates: 1965
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marjorie Kocher brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

John Hadresham, 1965

 Item — Box 03: [Barcode: 35138008115690], Folder: 01, Object: 05
Identifier: MSS09:03.01.05
Scope and Contents

John Hadresham, 1417. Plate armor. Silver and black. Located at Lingfield, Surrey. 30”W x 38.5”L

Dates: 1965
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marjorie Kocher brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

John Hawtrey, 1965

 Item — Frame Framed: [Barcode: 35138007862664], Frame: 01, Object: 07
Identifier: MSS09:07.01.07
Scope and Contents

John Hawtrey, 1593. Black and red. Wife not shown. Located at Ruislip, Middlesex. 33.5”W x 17”L

Dates: 1965
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marjorie Kocher brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

John Kingston and wife, 1965

 Item — Box 04: [Barcode: 35138008115708], Folder: 01, Object: 14
Identifier: MSS09:04.01.14
Scope and Contents

John Kingston and wife, 1514. Located at Childrey, Berkamstead. 30”W x 73”L

Dates: 1965
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marjorie Kocher brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

John Leventhrop, 1965

 Item — Box 04: [Barcode: 35138008115708], Folder: 01, Object: 13
Identifier: MSS09:04.01.13
Scope and Contents

John Leventhrop, 1510. Usher of the royal chamber of Henry VIII. Located at St. Helen’s, Bishops gate, London. 26”W x 38”L

Dates: 1965
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marjorie Kocher brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

John Lyon and wife, Joan, 1965

 Item — Box 05: [Barcode: 35138008115716], Folder: 01, Object: 08
Identifier: MSS09:05.01.08
Scope and Contents

John Lyon and wife, Joan, 1592. Founder of free grammar school at Harrow. Located at Harrow, Middlesex. 30”W x 39.5”L

Dates: 1965
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Marjorie Kocher brass rubbings / Brass rubbings

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