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2 LARGE FRAMED VINTAGE BRASS RUBBINGS - $369 (London)
condition:
excellent
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England (mostly eastern counties, especially churches of Ipsioish, Norwich, Lynn & Lincoln)
and Scotland are full of brass plates (there are estimated to be around 4000 of them, in “good”
condition) that were once cast as memorials to those who died during the Middle Ages.
During the Middle Ages, the brass commemorative plaques were engraved sepulchral memorials from the
early 13th century that began to take the place of three-dimensional monuments and effigies carved in stone
or wood. They were made of hard laten or sheet brass usually inlaid into the pavement of the church floor.
Rubbings are a reproduction onto paper of these commemorative brass floor plaques and plates from between
the 13th and 16th centuries.
In the ensuing hundreds of years, both British residents and tourists have combed the churches,
cathedrals and chapels to “rub” these brass memorials onto paper to use as remembrances and
wall hangings.
Brass rubbing is a particular form of relief printing in which, instead of inking the raised surface and
laying paper onto the ink, paper is laid on the clean surface of the deeply etched brass plate and rubbing
over the paper’s surface with graphite, chalk or a hard crayon-type wax cake (these cakes have colors
incorporated into them such as white, black, blue, red, green & brown) to pick up the raised texture beneath.
It is similar to rubbing a pencil on a piece of paper over a coin.
When done properly, the practice of brass rubbing does not harm a brass, assuming the brass is securely fixed.
However, the widespread public surge of brass rubbings has resulted in it being banned by many churches and
historical sites.
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LARGE FRAME 24.5" x 72.5" - $210
(has very small crack in glass at bottom right (see detail pic), difficult to notice unless you're looking for it)
ONLINE DESCRIPTION: Unidentified man wearing mixed mail and plate armour, gauntlets,
sword to his left and dagger to the right, rowell spurs, head on helm, dog at feet.
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SMALL FRAME 22.25" x 62.25" - $180
NO ONLINE DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE
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Both of these pieces are believed to be rubbings of medieval English brasses,
but we cannot certify identity or authenticity... they are being sold for prices
well below comparable online values, simply as interesting pieces of art!
BUY SEPARATELY FOR PRICES ABOVE... OR BUY BOTH FOR JUST $369