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| Mr. and Mrs. Roberts hanging around at the Escondido Municipal Gallery. |
This is the other set of brass rubbings which I framed in fiber. It is a rubbing of the brass of William and Joyce Roberts from 1484. They are current on exhibit at the Escondido Municipal Gallery in Escondido until September 26th.
Here are the details about the pair:
Rubbed by Sophia Bair at St. Johns Church
Digswell, Hertfordshire 1970
Framed in fiber by Nicki Bair
www.nickibair.com 2014
In the original brass of 1484 the
two shrouded figures, William and Joyce Roberts, were turned towards each other
with hands raised in prayer. The husband
has his hair in pudding basin fashion while his wife has long flowing hair. Note the shroud is tied at top and bottom and
meets in the middle with the bare feet and legs visible.
As noted on the 1484 brass, William
Robert was the auditor of the Bishop of Winchester. Apparently this is a memorial to his wife
since William Robert was not dead at this time.
They had two sons and two daughters. William later remarried and died in
1508. His brass at death pictured him,
his two wives Margaret and Joyce plus all six of his children. The later brass indicated he was the auditor
of King Henry VIII.
