Brass Rubbing: William, Viscount Beaumont and Lord Bardolf
1982.05.0094
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Brass Rubbing: William, Viscount Beaumont and Lord Bardolf (1982.05.0094) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Kathleen H. Cairns. |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Medieval, 1507 CE |
| Culture | British, English |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 171.0 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 67.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.0 cm |
| Weight | 181 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Width refers to the horizontal measure of the rubbing (dowel rod and hooks). Depth indicates the thickness of the dowel rod from which the piece is suspended. |
| Materials | Paper, Plant--Wood, Metal--Steel, Pigment |
| Manufacturing Processes | Rubbing |
| Munsell Color Information | Moderate Yellowish Brown (10YR 5/4) Light Gray (N 8/ 59.1% R) Strong Red (5R 5/12) Strong Blue (5PB 4/10) |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | From the catalogue, An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings by Kathleen H. Cairns. "William, Vicount Beaumont and Lord Bardolf, 1507. In mail skirt or early Tudor armour. His head rests on his tilting casque bearing his heraldic devices. His coat of arm is over his head. He stands on an elephant which carries a castle on its back in which stand three men. The count had no sons so they may be men at arms. Under the count's feet is a snail or a caterpillar or a broom-cod. This seed pod of the broom plant is the Planta Genista. The allusion here is to Lord Beaumont's connection with the Plantagenets, the House of Lancaster." |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Cairns, Kathleen H. An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings, December 7, 1969 through January 4, 1970. Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh. Catalog #18. Felgate, T.M. Knights on Suffolk Brasses. East Anglian Magazine Ltd. Ipswich, Sufflok 1976. Spinke, Winifred. A Memento from Old England. Bury St. Edmunds, n.d. Cairns, Kathleen H. An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings, October 20 through November 19. Catalog #14. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Kathleen H. Cairns |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |