Southern Oregon University Library
Special Collections
Marie Kuehl Collection
#010
ANNOTATED CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MONUMENTAL BRASSES
OF ENGLAND, BELGIUM, AND THE NETHERLANDS
Introduction and Scope Note
(Revised October 10, 2007)
Marie Kuehl of Talent, Oregon donated this collection of 74 monumental brass rubbings to Hannon
Library in 2006. The brasses represented here are from England, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and
span a range of dates from the beginning of the 15th century to the middle of the 18th. Rubbings of
these and other memorial monuments can provide information about the evolution of dress (including
armor and religious vestments) and customs in both England and continental Europe. This collection
in particular is useful to scholars of Medieval Studies, Comparative History, and Shakespeare and his
times.
Guide to Collection Contents
Death
Box
Name/Location
Comments
Size
WxL
1. 1401
1
Reginald Braybrook
Cobham, Kent, England
Knight in armor flanked by smaller figures of his
two sons. Gold on black paper.
30” x 57.5”
2. c. 1410
1
William Roland
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Figure in full armor. Gold on black paper.
12” x 38”
3. 1419
1
Sir Edward and Eline Cerne
Draycot Cerne
Wiltshire, England
Armed man and wife holding hands.
Gold on black paper.
22.5” x 37”
4. 1420
1
Lady Eleanor Cobham (Culpepper)
Gold on black paper.
Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Lingfield, Surrey, England
5. 1435
1
John and Margaret Launcelyn
All Saints Church
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
30” x 53”
This is a model of the reverse side of John and
20” x 30”
Margaret Launcelyn. It can be seen that the two
brasses have been made out of a much larger figure
of a knight of about 1310. The sword hilt and belt
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can be plainly seen. The inscription is also reused,
and formed part of a brass to a certain John Veal
who died in 1375. Gold on black paper.
6. 1449
1
Marguerite de Scornay
Nivelles, Belgium
Abbess. Inscription not in rubbing:
“Jesus, son of God, have mercy on me, sinner.”
Gold on black paper.
Second copy black on white paper.
Third copy black on blue paper.
38” x 22”
Central figure robed scholar with book. Man to his
right with staff, students with notebooks arranged
below. Black on white paper.
40” x 81”
32” x 19.5”
37” x 29.5”
7. 1483
1
Jacob Schelewaerts, S.T.D.
Cathedral of St. Sauveur
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
8. 1484
1
Sir Thomas Peyton
In armour. Husband of Lady Margaret Peyton.
Lady Margaret Peyton nee Bernard First wife of Sir Thomas Peyton. Butterfly
Isleham, Bedfordshire, England
headdress and superb Viennese brocade dress.
Gold on black paper.
27.5” x 31”
9. 1484
1
Lady Margaret Peyton nee Bernard
Isleham, Bedfordshire, England
Smaller copies of the woman alone.
Gold on black paper.
8” x 19”
13.5” x 30”
10. c. 1500
1
Resurrection brass
All Hallows-by-the-Tower
London, England
Gold on black paper. 2 copies on one page.
30” x 17”
11. c. 1500
1
Jan van den Couteren
Notre-Dame
Melsele, Belgium
Robed priest with chalice above plaque.
Gold on black paper.
Second copy red on brown paper.
13” x 26”
12-
15.5” x 30.5”
12. 1506
1
Thomas and Benet Gray
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Gold on black paper.
26” x 29”
13. 1506
1
Children of Thomas and Benet Gray
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Gold on black paper.
7” x 30”
14. 1517
1
Bernadin van den Hove
Cathedral of St. Sauveur
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
Man in archway surrounded by flora and an
inscription. Lion shield at base.
First copy black on white paper.
Second copy copper on white paper.
35” x 40”
33” x 40”
15. 1517
1
Bernandin van den Hove
(lower panel)
Cathedral of St. Sauveur
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
Four coats of arms in center surrounded by flora and 35” x 40”
an inscription. Black on white paper.
16. 1525
1
Thomas and Emme Pownder
St. Mary-at-Quay
The arms of the Town of Ipswich are incorrect.
Gold on black paper.
Page 2
30” x 48”
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
17. 1530
2
Andrew Evyngar
All Hallows-by-the-Tower
London, England
Belived to have been engraved by the same artist
as the Pownder brass. Gold on black paper.
30” x 35.5”
18. 1537
2
Lord Lodowiic van Leefdael
Ste. Margaret
Thielen, Belgium
Lord of Lederle, captain and chief of cavalry.
First copy black on gold paper.
Second copy gold on black paper.
27” x 44”
26” x 44”
19. 1538
2
Adriaen Bave
Lodewyse van Halewyn
Cathedral of St. Sauveur
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
Two coats of arms – Bave and Bave impaling
Halewyn – beneath a helm. Gold on black paper.
30” x 40”
20. 1538
2
Sir Thomas Bullen (Boleyn)
Hever Castle
Hever, Kent, England
Father of Anne Boleyn. Gold on black paper.
30” x 61”
21. 1538
2
Thomas Bullen (plaque)
Hever Castle
Hever, Kent, England
Knight of the Order of the Garter, Earl of Wilscher,
Earl of Ormunde. Gold on black paper.
30” x 11.5”
22. 1539
2
Willem van Gaellen, dean
Groote Kerk
Breda, Netherlands
Man with goblet. Upper half of large brass.
Black on white paper.
47.5” x 30”
23. 1540
2
Adolph de Bour
Borsselle (Brussels), Belgium
Lord of Bevere, Knight of the Order of the Golden
Fleece, Admiral of the Sea. Died 7 Dec 1540.
Gold on black paper (2 copies).
27.5” x 44”
26.5” x 44”
24. 1550
2
Adrien Roeland
Groote Kerk
Breda, Netherlands
Angelic figure with goblet and coat of arms.
Gold on black paper.
30” x 28”
25. 1557/8
2
Deonyse Lucas
Cathedral of St. Sauveur
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
Plaque bearing two shields and an inscription.
Red on white paper
22” x 15”
26. 1585
2
William Todde (?)
Hever Castle
Hever, Kent, England
Both copies gold on black paper.
27. 1597
1598
2
Willem de Clerc
Magrite Scooff
unknown
Dutch / Belgian. Kneeling couple above inscription. 28” x 44”
Family coats of arms to either side of image / plaque.
Both copies gold on black paper.
27.5” x 43.5”
28. 1598
2
Joseph Clenarts with
Johanna van Deefs, four children
Mayor and Captain, Hoogstraten; died
January 26, 1598. Gold on black paper.
Page 3
2 - 15” x 19”
30” x 23.5”
Hoogstraaten, Belgium
Second copy black on white paper.
Third copy copper on brown paper.
23” x 24”
29.5” x 24”
29. c. 1600
2
Crucifixion scene
Nivelles, Belgium
Black on white paper.
28” x 28.5”
30. c. 1600
2
Side sections from crucifixion brass
Nivelles, Belgium
Combined image, gold on black paper.
Woman alone, black on blue paper.
Men and shields, black on blue paper.
28” x 17.5”
12” x 30”
17” x 19.5”
31. 1604
2
Richard Manning
St. Mary Cray
London, England
Gold on black paper.
30” x 32.5”
32. 1606
3
Radulfo Wiclifo (Wycliffe)
England
Kneeling man and coat of arms over a plaque.
Black on white paper.
Second copy black on gold, without plaque.
30” x 19.5”
Scholar. Inscription in Latin below image and
around it. Gold on black paper.
38” x 69”
17” x 15”
33. 1613
3
Dr. Duncan Liddel
Aberdeen, Scotland
34. 1747
1773
3
Philadelphia Greenwood nee Mertins President and Treasurer of Christ-Hospital
Benjamin Greenwood, Esquire
Merchant
St. Mary Cray
Gold on black paper.
London, England
30” x 23”
unknown
Alkmaar, N. Holland, Netherlands
unknown
Alkmaar, N. Holland, Netherlands
Windmill. Gold on black paper.
21” x 30”
House beneath a symbol or crest.
Gold on black paper.
26.5” x 30”
37. unknown 3
unknown
Cobham, Kent, England
Woman in gown and cloak with dog.
Gold on black paper.
30” x 73”
38. unknown 3
unknown
Cockayne Hatley
Bedfordshire, England
Woman in dress. Gold on black paper.
18” x 30”
39. unknown 3
unknown
Cockayne Hatley
Bedfordshire, England
Knight with woman in dress.
Second copy of woman in dress.
Both gold on black paper.
26” x 30”
10.5” x 30”
40. unknown 3
unknown
Cockayne Hatley
Bedfordshire, England
Knight in full armor, lion at feet.
Black on white paper.
12.5” x 43”
41. unknown 3
unknown
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Knight in full armor with robed woman.
Gold on black paper.
29” x 35”
42. unknown 3
unknown
Couple with children (5 sons, 4 daughters).
27” x 30”
35. unknown 3
36. unknown 3
Page 4
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Gold on black paper.
43. unknown 3
unknown
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Knight with woman in dress above plaque.
Gold on black paper.
29.5” x 30.5”
44. unknown 3
unknown
Chrishall, Essex, England
Gowned figure , scholar or priest.
Black on white paper.
16.5” x 22”
45. unknown 3
unknown
Chrishall, Essex, England
Two women (from separate brasses?).
Black on white paper.
18” x 20”
46. unknown 3
unknown
Sint-Sulpitiuskerk
Diest, Belgium
Possibly a shield or coat of arms bearing roses.
First copy gold on black paper.
Second copy red on white paper.
47. unknown 4
unknown
Sint-Sulpitiuskerk
Diest, Belgium
Shield / coat of arms with lions.
Black on white paper.
29” x 36.5”
48. unknown 4
unknown
Greater Barford
Bedfordshire, England
Armored knight with gowned woman.
Gold on black paper.
12” x 18”
49. unknown 4
unknown
St. Mary Cray
London, England
Three robed women with covered hair, one man.
Plaque with text. Gold on black paper.
20” x 16”
50. unknown 4
unknown
Swaffham Prior (?)
East Cambridgeshire, England
Man in cloak. Gold on black paper.
13” x 30”
51. unknown 4
unknown
Swaffham Prior (?)
East Cambridgeshire, England
Man in coat with gowned woman.
Copper on brown paper.
27.5” x 19”
52. unknown 4
unknown
Swaffham Prior (?)
East Cambridgeshire, England
Robed man with gowned woman.
First copy black on blue paper.
Second copy gold on black paper.
24” x 29.5”
53. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Gowned woman with headdress and dog.
Inscription on plaque possibly Spanish.
Gold on black paper.
30” x 54”
54. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Robed woman, covered hair. Possibly a circular
excerpt from a larger brass. Gold on black paper.
25.5” x 30”
55. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Robed couple with angels overhead supporting a 2 - 34” x 68”
shield. Inscription on a banner and a plaque.
Possibly Dutch. Both copies gold on black paper.
Page 5
2 - 30” x 30”
30” x 22”
30” x 42.5”
56. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Armored figure with inscription at base.
Black on white paper.
57. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Shield flanked by two angels. Inscription at bottom. 30” x 28”
Gold on black paper.
58. unknown 4
unknown
Gouda, S. Holland, Netherlands
Helm with tower and tree.
First copy gold on black paper.
Second copy black on red paper.
Third copy black on white paper.
59. unknown 4
30” x 27.5”
30” x 26”
30” x 26”
unknown
Hoogstraten, Belgium
Shields from Hoogstraten.
First copy three shields, black on gold paper.
Second copy four shields, black on white paper.
60. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Rubbing with a helm and numerous coats of arms.
Possibly Dutch or Belgian. Gold on black paper.
Bottom middle section of paper cut off.
45” x 30”
61. 1420
Lady Eleanor Cobham (Culpepper)
Parish Church of St. Peter and
St. Paul
Lingfield, Surrey, England
Archway and shields for the main Cobham rubbing,
#4 of this list. Gold on black paper.
40” x 28”
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Shield featuring a man’s head crowned with thorns. 5.5” x 8”
Possibly against a cloth shroud. Gold on black paper.
Shield with a geometric pattern of five squares
5.5” x 8”
across each diagonal. Gold on black paper.
64. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Shield with three square crosses.
Gold on black paper.
65. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Shield with two horizontal zigzag lines over a cross- 5.5” x 8.5”
hatched background. Gold on black paper.
66. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Shield bearing an incomplete ship’s wheel.
Gold on black paper.
67. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Shield featuring three heart shapes on a crosshatched 5.5” x 8”
background. Gold on black paper.
68. unknown 4
unknown
Melsele, Belgium
Framed winged bull with ribbon and halo or disc.
Gold on black paper.
7” x 8”
69. unknown 4
unknown
Melsele, Belgium
Framed winged lion with ribbon and halo or disc.
Four flowers below image. Gold on black paper.
6.5” x 11”
70. unknown 4
unknown
Two images: first, framed eagle with ribbon and
10.5” x 12.5”
4
62. unknown 4
63. unknown 4
Page 6
30” x 9”
29.5” x 10.5”
5.5” x 7.5”
5.5” x 7.5”
Melsele, Belgium
halo; second, framed angel with ribbon.
Gold on black paper.
71. unknown 4
unknown
unknown
Shield with three fruit shapes on barred background
above three lines of four inverted bells each.
First copy gold on black paper.
Second copy black on blue paper.
72. unknown 4
unknown
Gouda, S. Holland, Netherlands
Shield bearing a tower structure; inset taken from
#58 of this list. Gold on black paper.
8.5” x 12”
73. unknown 4
unknown
Nivelles, Belgium
Rubbings of various images and coats of arms.
One has been cut away. Gold on black paper.
10” x 34”
74. unknown 4
unknown
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
Two coats of arms; one with lion, birds, stars,
and crosses, the other with lions and castles.
Both copies gold on blue paper.
75. unknown 4
unknown
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
Two coats of arms; one bearing twelve-pointed
geometric shapes, the other with a lion.
Both copies gold on blue paper.
Collection accompanied by folder of correspondence, receipts, permissions, and brochures about the history
of the rubbings and churches where they were made. (Box 5)
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2 – 30” x 15”
30” x 15.5”
30” x 16.5”