Rubbing2024.23 - Sir Thomas K. C. Bullen (Boleyn)
Title
Rubbing2024.23 - Sir Thomas K. C. Bullen (Boleyn)
Description
Knight, Order of the Garter, father to Anne Boleyn and grandfather to Queen Elizabeth I
Notes on the Parchment: "Hever Boleyn" (on the back)
Description of Rubbing: He is facing forward with hands in an open prayer position. He is in full armour and robes except no helmet. He has chin length wavy hair with a circlet atop his head. There is an elaborate tilting helmet with a falcon and a Bullen family crest.
His full robes are of the Order of the Garter and have the insignia attached to the left shoulder and the collar of the Order of the Garter on the left knee. He stands at a griffon facing left.
There is a lot of detail and crosshatch shading. The only other brass to have the Order of the Garter full costume is the Earl of Essex in 1483.
Notes on the Parchment: "Hever Boleyn" (on the back)
Description of Rubbing: He is facing forward with hands in an open prayer position. He is in full armour and robes except no helmet. He has chin length wavy hair with a circlet atop his head. There is an elaborate tilting helmet with a falcon and a Bullen family crest.
His full robes are of the Order of the Garter and have the insignia attached to the left shoulder and the collar of the Order of the Garter on the left knee. He stands at a griffon facing left.
There is a lot of detail and crosshatch shading. The only other brass to have the Order of the Garter full costume is the Earl of Essex in 1483.
Source
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures. 2024. "Brass Rubbing: Sir Thomas Bullen (Boleyn)." Illinois.edu. 2024. https://www.spurlock.illinois.edu/collections/search-collection/details.php?a=1997.05.0025.
Date
1539
Contributor
Cyndi Zimmerman
Relation
Rubbing2024.4.
Rubbing2024.25
Format
Parchment 76cm x 211.5cm
Rubbing 52.5cm x 152cm
Coverage
St. Peter's church at Hever Castle in Kent
Files
Collection
Citation
“Rubbing2024.23 - Sir Thomas K. C. Bullen (Boleyn),” Exhibits, accessed April 20, 2025, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/29272.