sIV.
2b.
Five heads set on modern plain quarries,
consisting of a head of St Gregory
facing to dexter, wearing a triple tiara and with a dove at his
left ear; a head of a tonsured saint facing to
dexter and carrying a ?rake,
4
over whose head
a large crown has been placed; the head of a nimbed
female saint facing to dexter; the same, facing
to sinister; the head of a nimbed and bearded
king, facing to sinister. Trace-line, matt wash,
relieving. White glass, with yellow stain. Moderate exterior
corrosion, some repair leads.
h 1.02m, w 0.54m
NMR BH035_04 (1980, col. transparency, CVMA inv. no.
016885); DK (2008)
A1.
Fragments, including micro-architecture,
pot-blue and ruby drapery ,and pieces of blackletter text:
'S(ancta)
barb[ara]
', 'ildr' (perhaps for St Mildred),
and
'S(an)c(tu)s'
(inside-out). Trace-line, stipple-shading. White, flashed-ruby
and pot-blue glass, with yellow stain. 15th-c. The reversed
fragment is badly corroded, the rest have light to medium
external corrosion.
h 0.51m, w 0.195m
DK (2008)
A2.
Fragments, including part of a female
head; part of a head with a circlet; white, blue and ruby
drapery; micro-architecture; and fragments of blackletter text,
's(an)c(t)a',
's(an)c(tu)s',
and '
cal
'. Technique and date as A1. The female head and
sanctus fragments are badly corroded, and there is a large
almost opaque piece with unidentified design.
h 0.51m, w 0.195m
DK (2008)
B1.
Fragments, including part of a nimbed
tonsured head facing to sinister; a hand holding a pair of
pincers (probably held by St Petronilla, see below); part of a
nimbed and mitred head facing to dexter, a closed book with a
clasp; two pieces of battlements; the bottom part of a figure in
a fringed dalmatic with a staff, perhaps a bishop or archbishop
(possibly reversed); blue and ruby drapery; fragments of
blackletter text 'S(an)c(t)a
petroni[lla']’ (upside down); 'S(an)c(tu)s
dauid' (inside-out);
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'S(an)c(tu)s'
(inside-out); 'S
[reversed] ge'. On the reversed
'
S
' is a relieved glazier’s sorting mark. Technique
and date as A1. The reversed pieces have quite severe paint
loss, light to medium external corrosion.
h 0.705m, w 0.205m
DK (2008)
B2.
Fragments, including blue and ruby
drapery, micro-architecture, and a piece of blackletter text,
'S(an)c(tu)s'.
Technique and date as A1. The coloured glass is badly corroded
and dirty; a hole bottom left is patched with modern clear
glass.
h 0.76m, w 0.205m
DK (2008)
B3.
Fragments, including part of a figure
in white holding a lamb, perhaps St Agnes; a hand holding an
upright sword; part of a sword blade against drapery; a hand
holding a rod or staff; white, blue and ruby drapery;
micro-architecture; and a piece of blackletter text,
'S(an)c(tu)s'.
Technique and date as A1. The ruby glass and some of the white
is badly corroded.
h 0.76m, w 0.205m
DK (2008)
B4.
Fragments, including part of a nimbed
head; part of a crown; a gridiron, presumably from a depiction
of St Lawrence; part of a head looking up, perhaps from a
narrative panel; a closed book with a clasp; white, blue and
ruby drapery; and pieces of blackletter text, '
uis
' (inside-out) and '
ca
'. Technique and date as A1. Some heavy corrosion.
h 0.705m, w 0.195m
DK (2008)
E1.
Fragments, including micro-architecture;
green foliage; blue drapery; a piece of blackletter text,
'
[S](an)c(tu)s'. Technique and
date as A1.
h 0.155m, w 0.145m
DK (2008)
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