Brass Rubbing: Emma, Wife of Thomas Andrewe(?)

1982.05.0030A

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Artifact Identification Brass Rubbing: Emma, Wife of Thomas Andrewe(?)   (1982.05.0030A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Documentary Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Graphic Documents
Artist/Maker Kathleen H. Cairns.
Geographic Location
Period Medieval
Date 1490 CE
Culture British, English

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 130.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 43.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.5 cm
Weight 178 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Paper, Plant--Wood, Metal--Steel, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Rubbing

Research Remarks

Description

From the catalogue, An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings by Kathleen H. Cairns: "Wife Emme, daughter of Richard Knightley, Esquire [...] The wife wears French hood, fur-trimmed gown caught up under her left arm revealing a fringed petticoat."

Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Felgate, T.M. Knights on Suffolk Brasses. East Anglian Magazine Ltd. Ipswich, Suffolk 1976.
Spinke, Winifred. A Memento from Old England. Bury St. Edmunds, n.d.

Cairns, Kathleen H. An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings, December 7, 1969 through January 4, 1970. Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh, Catalog #65.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Kathleen H. Cairns
Reproduction no

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