Accession No

1935.985


Description

Monumental brass depicting an engraved figure of an ecclesiastical male, Prebendary William Wilson. He is stood upright, facing towards the right, with hands clasped together. Depicted wearing a cap, gown and scarf. The sleeves from the garment under the gown appear on the forearms, with muffs at the wrists. Seventeen longitudinally perforated holes through the brass for display purposes.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Windsor; St George's Chapel


Period

?Post Medieval ?17th century ?1610 AD


Source

Griffin, Ralph [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1935.985


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Brass


Local Term


Measurements

935mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Monumental brass. An ecclesiastic, c.1610. In cap, gown and scarf. The sleeves from the garment under the gown appear on the forearms, with muffs at the wrists. William Wilson, Prebendary, 1615.
Event Date 23/4/1992
Author: maa


Context (References)
Lack, Stuchfield, Whittemore, 1995, Monumental Brasses of Cambridgeshire, Monumental Brass Society, p39 - 45.
Event Date 1995
Author: maa


Context (Related Documents)
Old label with brass reads: 'Priest c.1610. cf. Dean Tyndal at Ely Cathedral.'
Event Date 26/6/2001
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Context (References)
'This is Prebendary William Wilson, DD 1615, in cap, gown and scarf, from St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.' Bertram, J. (January 2003). 'Monumental Brass Society Bulletin' Vol. 92. p. 654-655
Event Date 1/2003
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Physical description)
Monumental brass depicting an engraved figure of an ecclesiastical male, Prebendary William Wilson. He is stood upright, facing towards the right, with hands clasped together. Depicted wearing a cap, gown and scarf. The sleeves from the garment under the gown appear on the forearms, with muffs at the wrists. Seventeen longitudinally perforated holes through the brass for display purposes.
Event Date 22/11/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:45105

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