Brass Rubbing: Dame Maud de Cobham
1982.05.0060
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Brass Rubbing: Dame Maud de Cobham (1982.05.0060) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Kathleen H. Cairns. |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Medieval, 1380 CE |
| Culture | British, English |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 240.0 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 93.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.0 cm |
| Weight | 303 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) White (N 9.5/ 90.0% R) Yellowish Gray (10YR 7/2) Strong Red (5R 5/12) |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | From the catalogue, An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings by Kathleen H. Cairns. "Dame Maud de Cobhman, 1380, wife of Sir Thomas de Cobhma, daughter of sire William Pympe, survived her husband 13 years. Not in widow's dress. INSCRIPTION: Here lies Dame Margaret de Cobham who was the wife of Sir Thomas de Cobham. Who died the 9th day of April the year of grace 1380." From Bontell: The costume of this effigy is the sideless cote-hardi, buttoneddown the front of the figure, and worn over a close-fitting tunic. The skirt of the cote-hardi appears to be made open at the sides, in order to display the tunic: there is another example of this arrangement, at Ashford, also in Kent. The head-dress is reticulated. |
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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. Catalog #30. 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. Monumental Brasses of England (1849), p. 46. Cairns, Kathleen H. An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings, October 20 through November 19. Catalog #18. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Kathleen H. Cairns |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |