Brass Rubbing: William Prestwyck
1982.05.0098
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Brass Rubbing: William Prestwyck (1982.05.0098) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Kathleen H. Cairns. |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Medieval, 1436 CE |
Culture | British, English |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 260.0 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 102.5 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.3 cm |
Weight | 434 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 | Black (N 2/ 3.1% R) Pale Yellowish Pink (7.5R 9/2) Grayish Blue (2.5PB 4/4) |
Research Remarks
Published Description | From Bontell: The apparel of the cope is embroidered with the text, "Credo, quod Redemptor meus vivit," &c., the word "Credo" being placed upon the morse. The finial of the canopy is formed by a figure of the pelican in her piety, with a scroll bearing the truly appropriate legend, SIC. CHRISTUS. DILEXIT. NOS. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | 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. Bontell, Rev. Charles. Monumenatl Brasses of England (1849), p. 22. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Kathleen H. Cairns |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |