Record

Level	Item
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)	MBS/1/DBY/5/1
Title	Henry Porte and widow, Elizabeth, 1512
Extent	1 item
Date	1949
Description	Rubbing of brass effigy (male figure missing) and foot inscription in Latin; nine sons and eight daughters; two heraldic shields; one shield showing Christ holding orb and one shield showing BVM and child. Rubbing made 9 May 1949.
Access Status	Open
Physical Description	Paper, folded, corner torn; old repairs with gummed paper; three squares of white paper fixed with perished pressure sensitive tape; white masking fluid used in many areas Dimensions: 220 x 76 cms
Custodial History	Formerly in the collection of A. Baird; MBS 703
Publication Note	This brass is cited and described in Mill Stephenson, 'A List of Monumental Brasses in the British Isles ' (1964): Etwall I

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