Rubbing2023.9 - Dame Margaret Bulstrode

Title

Description

Wife of Edward Bulstrode Esq.

Notes on the Parchment: "Hedgerley Bulstrode 1540 3rd wife of Edward Bulstrode"

Description of Rubbing: She is facing forward with her hands in prayer. She has a pentagram shaped headdress on that stops at her chin. She has a long dress down to her feet (which are not showing). It has large sleeves with what appears to be a fur detail and it has a square neckline. The dress has many pleats or folds. There is also a beaded belt that hangs down to her feet and ends with a tassel. Palimpset of Thomas Totyngton 1312

Source

Smyth, W. H. n.d. "A LETTER from ADMIRAL SMYTH on the PURSUIT of ARCHAEOLOGY." Accessed February 14, 2025. http://www.bucksas.org.uk/rob/rob_2_1_14.pdf.

Suffolk Institute. 1899. "COLLECTION of BRASS RUBBINGS in the POSSESSION of the SUFFOLK INSTITUTE of ARCHAEOLOGY." Suffolk Institute. https://suffolkinstitute.pdfsrv.co.uk/customers/Suffolk%20Institute/2014/01/10/Volume%20X%20Part%202%20(1899)_Collection%20of%20brass%20rubbings%20in%20teh%20possession%20of%20the%20Suffolk%20Institute%20of%20Archaeology%20Anon_237%20to%20344.pdf#search=bulstrode.