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Angel with Monogram of Prior Leschman
drawing | flat art
paper
Charcoal drawing of lead medal.
Handwritten below drawing: ‘Charcoal Drawing – Kathleen Sisterson | 1997’
Handwriten bottom left: ‘Lead medal size 3 cms. | Date 15th Century | Found in Hexham area | by Mr W. G. Weller | Face: Rebus of Prior Rowland Leschman | Hexham Abbey (1480 – 1491)’
framed, glazed, originally behind mount which explains slight darkening of paper from light exposure
Kathleen Sisterson
1997
Pre-2015 on wall of staircase in Parish Centre
August 2022: Thanks to Prof. Julian Luxford, a long-standing erroneous date, 1491, for the death of Prior Leschman, should be 1499.
frame 295 × 345
In storage