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Creator:
Rubbed by Townsend Rich, 1909–1998
Title:
John Curteys and His Wife Albreca, The Parish Church of St. Lawrence, Wymington
Part Of:

Collective Title: Monumental Brass Rubbings

Date:
1968
Materials & Techniques:
Crayon rubbing on thin, smooth, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Image: 74 × 27 inches (188 × 68.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in black ink, lower left: "John Curteys and his Widow, Aubrey, 1391 | Wymington, Bedfordshirt"; lower right: "Townsend Rich | July 27, 1968"

Lettered border: Hic iacet Johes Curteys dus de | Wymington quondam maior staple lanarii Calesy + Albreca ux ei qui istam ecctiam de nove | construxernt obiit ei id' Johes xxix die mensis april Anno dm millino ccc lxxxxi aiabs quoru ppicietur altissim Amen."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Townsend Rich
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B1982.21.63
Classification:
Brass Rubbings
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | portrait
Associated Places:
Bedfordshire
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:83977
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