Rubbing2024.2 - Dame Agnes Trenwyth and Saint Michael
Title
Rubbing2024.2 - Dame Agnes Trenwyth and Saint Michael
Description
Wife of Otho Trenwyth esq. ob.
Inscription:
on scroll - Sancte Micaell ora pro nobis (Saint Michael pray for us)
Notes on the Parchment: "St. Ives Agnes Trenwyth, 1462"
Description of Rubbing: This rubbing has 3 parts.
On the left is a smaller figure of Saint Michael. He is straight on and looking forward and to the left. He is bearing a shield with an irradiated cross. He has angel wings that are slightly spread open and has robes that go to the floor. His head is very circular or is non defined and blending in with a halo.
Above him is a scroll (translation in inscription).
To the right and the largest piece is the woman. She is kneeling and facing left towards the angel. She has a long triangular headdress that is long past her shoulders. Her sleeves are tight to her wrists. She has a high waistband and her dress has pleats and folds that cover her leg as well as her feet. Her feet are not shown.
Inscription:
on scroll - Sancte Micaell ora pro nobis (Saint Michael pray for us)
Notes on the Parchment: "St. Ives Agnes Trenwyth, 1462"
Description of Rubbing: This rubbing has 3 parts.
On the left is a smaller figure of Saint Michael. He is straight on and looking forward and to the left. He is bearing a shield with an irradiated cross. He has angel wings that are slightly spread open and has robes that go to the floor. His head is very circular or is non defined and blending in with a halo.
Above him is a scroll (translation in inscription).
To the right and the largest piece is the woman. She is kneeling and facing left towards the angel. She has a long triangular headdress that is long past her shoulders. Her sleeves are tight to her wrists. She has a high waistband and her dress has pleats and folds that cover her leg as well as her feet. Her feet are not shown.
Source
West Penwith Resources. 2003. "Kelly's Directory of Cornwall 1893 - St. Ives (1)." West-Penwith.org.uk. 2003. https://west-penwith.org.uk/ives93.htm.
Date
1463
Format
Parchment 76cm x 48.5cm
Rubbing 58cm x 42cm
Coverage
St. IA church, St. Ives, Cornwall
Files
Collection
Citation
“Rubbing2024.2 - Dame Agnes Trenwyth and Saint Michael,” Exhibits, accessed April 15, 2025, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/29209.