Medieval Knight Brass Rubbing in Gold on Black, Framed

About the Item

A tall narrow rubbing taken from a medieval monumental brass: a knight stands facing forward in a mail coif and hauberk, the rings rendered as thousands of tiny stippled marks, his surcoat falling in long vertical folds. He holds a heater shield charged with a bend and fleur-de-lys against his left side, a sword hilt at his waist, and a lion or hound crouches beneath his feet, with large heraldic rosettes flanking his shoulders. The whole figure is worked in metallic gold, copper and silver wax over a dense black ground, so it glows against the dark paper. It is glazed and set in a narrow gilt frame that emphasises the tall vertical format. Medium: wax rubbing (brass rubbing) on black paper. Condition: No tears or creases visible; the glass carries heavy reflections and a ceiling light burns out part of the head in one shot. Frame corners look sound.

Details

Creation Year:

20th century, after a medieval original

Dimensions:

Height: 38.0 in (96.52 cm)
Width: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)
outside of frame

Medium:

wax rubbing (brass rubbing) on black paper

Period:

20Th

Condition:

Offered in the condition shown in the photographs.

Reference Number:

VO-153

Documentation:

no certificate photographed