Brass Rubbing: Sir William de Etchingham, Joan, and son, Thomas
1982.05.0046
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Brass Rubbing: Sir William de Etchingham, Joan, and son, Thomas (1982.05.0046) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Kathleen H. Cairns. |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Medieval, 1412 CE |
| Culture | British, English |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 241.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 138.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.0 cm |
| Weight | 490 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 | White (N 9.5/ 90.0% R) Moderate Yellowish Brown (10YR 5/4) 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: "Sir William de Etchingham, 1412, with wife Joan and son Thomas. The armour is of the complete plate or Lancastrian armour. Lady Joan is in a lined mantle. INSCRIPTION: Here lies Sir William, Knight, Lord of Etchingham, who died the twentieth day of the month of March, in the year of our Lord 1412. Also Lady Johanna, his wife, who died on the first day of the month of September in the year of our Lord 1404. And Sir Thomas de Etchingham, Knight, Also Lord of Etchingham, who died the twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord 1485, on whose soul God have mercy. Amen." |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, also has a rubbing of this brass. -Source Unknown. |
| 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. Medieval Brass Rubbings (exhibit catalogue), Pittsburgh, 1969. Cairns, Kathleen H. An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings, December 7, 1969 through January 4, 1970. Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh. Catalog #78. Cairns, Kathleen H. An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings, October 20 through November 19. Catalog #63. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Kathleen H. Cairns |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |