Brass Rubbing: Lady Joan Cromwell
1982.05.0107
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Brass Rubbing: Lady Joan Cromwell (1982.05.0107) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Kathleen H. Cairns. |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Medieval, 1479 CE |
Culture | British, English |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 183.0 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 91.0 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.6 cm |
Weight | 366 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 | Strong Red (5R 5/12) Black (N 2/ 3.1% R) White (N 9.5/ 90.0% R) |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Description from the exhibit catalog English Brass Rubbings by Kathleen Cairns: "Tattershall--Joan, Lady Cromwell, 1479, elder daughter of sir Richard Stanhope of Rampton, niece and coheir of Baron Ralph Cromwell, Lord High Treasurer, who died in 1455, in her own right, Baroness Cromwell. She was widow of sir Humphrey Bouchier. In mantle, with flowing hair and jewels. The brass was engraved in 1470. The canopy is mutilated. On the side shafts are Blessed Virgin Mary, Saints Christopher, Dorothy, Anne, George, and Edmund." From the catalogue, An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings by Kathleen H. Cairns: identical to previous entry |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | Cairns, Kathleen H. An Exhibition of Brass Rubbings from the Collection of Kathleen H. Cairns, December 5, 1971 - January 14, 1972. Botetourt Gallery and Museum, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Catalog #26. 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, December 7, 1969 through January 4, 1970. Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsbugh. Catalog #57. Cairns, Kathleen H. An Exhibition of Medieval Brass Rubbings, October 20 through November 19. Catalog #40. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Kathleen H. Cairns |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |