17th-century brasses (c. 1601–1700) are rare survivals of a declining tradition. When produced, they are typically simpler and more textual than earlier examples, reflecting Protestant restraint and changing attitudes toward imagery and commemoration.
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Church brasses, tomb chests, effigies, and sculpture from 1600 - 1700AD.
17th-century tombs (c. 1600–1700) favor architectural display over effigial realism. Classical forms, heraldic panels, and kneeling or reclining figures emphasize lineage, authority, and memory within a restrained Protestant framework.
Alabaster memorial to Elizabeth Knightley (d1602). A recumbent effigy with somewhat brightly coloured decoration. All Saints, Norton, Northamptonshire.
This freestanding monument to Richard Eedes (1604), dean of Worcester cathedral, consists of a large canopied sarcophagus with a recumbent effigy.
Effigy of Thomas Lucy (d1605) in armour, his second wife Constance kneels by the side, and the fourteen children (6 sons and 8 daughters) from his two marriages are shown on the side of the monument.
Monument to Richard Cave, kneeling within an arched canopy on top of a tall pedestal, all surmounted with an obelisk
This tomb of Robert Wylde (d1607) and wife Margaret, is in the south aisle of Worcester Cathedral. In consists of two effigies laying on mats with their heads on cushions. Both are wearing black and dressed in a late Elizabethan style with ruff collars.
Alban Butler (d1609) - St. Leonard, Aston le Walls.
Recumbent alabaster effigy of Bishop Heton (1609).
Tomb of Sir Thomas Cave (d1613) and wife, with dog at feet and children on side of chest.
Monument to Abigail Goldsborough (d1613). Worcester cathedral.
This recumbent effigy, commemorating Fulk Woodhul, dates from the early seventeenth century and is located in the church at Thenford, Northamptonshire. The monument presents the deceased lying full-length within an arched recess, a format that continued medieval funerary traditions while adapting them to post-Reformation sensibilities.
Monument to John Moore (d1613) and wife Anne. Worcester cathedral.
This monument widely attributed to Samuel Baldwin of Stroud, is dedicated to Thomas Machen (d1614), Christian Baston his wife and 13 children. Thomas Machen was mayor of Gloucester three times, and was elected to parliament in 1613.
Monument to member of the Knightley family (1566-1619).
Monument by Nicholas Stone ⓘ to William Peyto (d1619) and his wife Eleanor.
Created in 1619 this late Death and Assumption of the Virgin stained glass window is in Bourges Cathedral France.
This monument is to Elizabeth Williams (d1622) who died in childbirth, an effigy of a baby in its chrisom shroud lies by her side. Her sister also died in childbirth a year later and a monument to her is nearby. Both monuments are probably the work of Samuel Baldwin of Stroud ⓘ.
Built between 1622 and 1628, Itimad-ud-Daulah in Agra is the tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg and his wife Asmat Begum. Mirza Ghiyas Beg had been given the title I'timād-ud-Daulah (pillar of the state) by Akbar the Great, he became Prime Minister of the Empire under Jahangir.
