Brass Rubbing: Margarite Cheyne

From Horowitz. 2002. This lady wears a costume similar to Lady Margaret Felbrigg, the difference now being in the headdress. The "new" style is called the horned or heart-shaped headdress, a variation on the earlier nebulé or reticulated style. This fashion was said to have been made popular by Isabella, queen of Charles VI of France; thus, "the latest fashion from Paris" is a phrase applicable to the 15th century! Her head rests on two cushions supported by angels, and at her feet is a dog with a bell collar. Her inscription, translated, reads "Here lies Margarite, once the wife of William Cheyne, who died the 23rd day of the month of August in the year of our Lord 1419. On whose soul may God have mercy. Amen." William Cheyne was a local landowner.

Horowitz, Mark R. The Monumental Brasses of England: The Horrowitz Collection. Morton Grove, IL: Portcullis Productions, 1980 (1979). p. 25. Horowitz, Mark R. The Monumental Brasses of England. The Horowitz Collection. New Edition, 2002. p.30 . Howden, Jacqueline.Brass Rubbing Catalogue. Bucks, England: Clark Paterson Limited. p. 28, 110.