Rubbing2023.35 - Roger Felbrigg and his wife
Title
Rubbing2023.35 - Roger Felbrigg and his wife
Description
Our Brass is incomplete. There are center figures missing of this brass and the inscription is missing sections as well.
The French Inscription in our Brass is:
"<S>ymond de Felbrig gist [...] en reme<m>b<r>aunce de alice qe fust sa |
<fem>e qe gist a Herlyng et [...] ymage est fait en remembraunce de moser |
Roger de Felbrig qi morust [...] alme eit eit pite amen amen |
<D>ame Elizabet qe feust la [...] de sa alme eit mercy amen. "
The English Translation:
"Symon of Felbrigg lies [...] in remembrance of Alice who was his |
wife who lies in Herling and [...] image is made in remembrance of sir |
Roger of Felbrigg who died [...] soul have have (sic) pity amen amen |
Lady Elizabeth who was the [...] have mercy on her soul amen. "
(Translated by Bard Swallow.)
Description of Rubbing: There are two figures sitting on top of a rectangle with 4 lines of gothic font inscription.
The figure on the left is a male facing forward. His hands are praying. He has long wavy hair to just past his ears with bangs. He also has a long beard that ends at a point past his chin and a mustache both in the same style as his hair.
His tunic has a cowl neck and sits past his knees. It has 3 buttons on the left shoulder and he has lace details along the edges of his gloves. He is wearing a cape that is slightly longer than the tunic.
There is also a detailed belt that hangs to the right with a sword hanging on his left hip. His stockings/shoes are visible and he is standing on a mound.
The figure on the right is a woman who is facing forward. Her hands are praying. She has a lace headdress covering her hair. She is wearing a cape that has a button on each side closing up the cape with a rope or string. This is over her cote-hardie/kirtle dress that has a circle or button detail down the middle front.
Her dress is also hitting the floor. Both figures are very detailed and have pleats/folds within the clothing.
There are center figures missing of this brass and the inscription is missing sections as well.
The French Inscription in our Brass is:
"<S>ymond de Felbrig gist [...] en reme<m>b<r>aunce de alice qe fust sa |
<fem>e qe gist a Herlyng et [...] ymage est fait en remembraunce de moser |
Roger de Felbrig qi morust [...] alme eit eit pite amen amen |
<D>ame Elizabet qe feust la [...] de sa alme eit mercy amen. "
The English Translation:
"Symon of Felbrigg lies [...] in remembrance of Alice who was his |
wife who lies in Herling and [...] image is made in remembrance of sir |
Roger of Felbrigg who died [...] soul have have (sic) pity amen amen |
Lady Elizabeth who was the [...] have mercy on her soul amen. "
(Translated by Bard Swallow.)
Description of Rubbing: There are two figures sitting on top of a rectangle with 4 lines of gothic font inscription.
The figure on the left is a male facing forward. His hands are praying. He has long wavy hair to just past his ears with bangs. He also has a long beard that ends at a point past his chin and a mustache both in the same style as his hair.
His tunic has a cowl neck and sits past his knees. It has 3 buttons on the left shoulder and he has lace details along the edges of his gloves. He is wearing a cape that is slightly longer than the tunic.
There is also a detailed belt that hangs to the right with a sword hanging on his left hip. His stockings/shoes are visible and he is standing on a mound.
The figure on the right is a woman who is facing forward. Her hands are praying. She has a lace headdress covering her hair. She is wearing a cape that has a button on each side closing up the cape with a rope or string. This is over her cote-hardie/kirtle dress that has a circle or button detail down the middle front.
Her dress is also hitting the floor. Both figures are very detailed and have pleats/folds within the clothing.
There are center figures missing of this brass and the inscription is missing sections as well.
Source
Cotman, John Sell. 2025. "Print
Book-Illustration (?) ." The British Museum. British Museum. 2025. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1871-1209-1475. Harraden, Gertrude. 1893. "On Brasses and Brass Rubbing." The Girl's Own Paper 14.
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures. 2025. "Brass Rubbing: Roger Felbrigg and Wife." Illinois.edu. 2025. https://www.spurlock.illinois.edu/collections/search-collection/details.php?a=1982.05.0037.
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures. 2025. "Brass Rubbing: Roger Felbrigg and Wife." Illinois.edu. 2025. https://www.spurlock.illinois.edu/collections/search-collection/details.php?a=1982.05.0037.
Date
1380
Format
Parchment 76cm x 122cm
Rubbing 64cm x 99cm
Coverage
Felbrigg, Norfolk
Files
Collection
Citation
“Rubbing2023.35 - Roger Felbrigg and his wife,” Exhibits, accessed April 15, 2025, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/29188.