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English Brasses
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
Calligrapher John Woodcock handwrote, illustrated, and bound this book on English brasses. The manuscript contains drawings of brass rubbings of many knights and nobles, including Sir John d'Abernon, Thomas de Hope, and Nichol de Gore, as well as noblewomen such as the wives of Reginald de Malyns, Nicholas Wadham, and Nicholas Wotton. The names and dates in the titles for the images are based directly on the green ink inscriptions accompanying the illuminations.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
John Woodcock, Surrey, England, 1949; Walters Art Museum, 1960, by gift.
Geographies
United Kingdom (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 15 3/8 × W: 11 1/8 in. (39 × 28.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John Woodcock, 1960
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.769