Elizabeth Poyle 1424 Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire England Brass Figure. - $30 - (Bennington, VT)

Elizabeth Poyle English Brass Rubbings 1424 Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire The original brass shows Elizabeth and her husband John. This very early 15th Century brass owes much of its charm to the draughtsmanlike quality of the engraving. Elizabeth wears a simple gown with turned-over collar and full sleeves close to the wrist. She wears the Crespine headdress in which the hair is draped over the head to fall to the shoulders behind. The tiny church in Hampton Poyle contains records of priests going back almost to Domesday. Among them the name Poyle occurs and presumably the hamlet added Poyle to the commemorate the family long association.You are bidding on the Brass Rubbing item as seen in the photographs. Used. But in great condition. normal signs of use. Additional information is as follows:A popular method of honoring the dead in England (1100 - 1600) involved commissioning a Monumental Brass figure plate of the deceased person.Brass replaced granite and marble in the creation of these monuments because it was seen as being more attractive (not to mention being sturdier and lasting longer).Today, people generally cannot obtain permission to do rubbings of these monuments. However, permission was granted in the early 1970s.Mark Lehman made (what is for sale) by visiting English Churches (1971 - 1974) and obtaining permission. He would stretch a special type of paper on top and rub the surface with a crayon-type tool.

Posted in Bennington, VT, Collectibles
From ebay.com - 1 month ago