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The brass of George Felbrigge, 1400
St Mary's Church, Playford, Suffolk, England
George Felbrigge 1400
Playford - St Mary
Source: THEMCS, 12th to 14th Century Armour
Referenced on page x, Ancient armour and weapons in Europe vol.2 by John Hewitt
26. Monumental brass of Sir George Felbrigge, in St Mary's Church, Playford, Suffolk: 1400. He was Esquire of the Body to King Edward III, and knighted in Scotland in 1385. The figure has a harness of plate, of which portions appear to be ornamented with chasing. The gauntlets are much enriched, and for a more exact idea of their ornamentation, reference may be made to the coloured example of similar gloves in Stothard's plate 90. The bassinet with its mail hood is already familiar to us. The decorations of the sword and dagger sheaths are curious from their exact reproduction of architectural forms. The arms of the knight are or, a lion rampant gules 159
p. 158: It is singular that on monumental brasses the heraldic bearings of the “coat of arms” are very rarely expressed. Among the few instances that occur is the one here given; the memorial of Sir George Felbrigge, 1400, at Playford, Suffolk. Occasionally the surcoat is powdered with the heraldic design, as in our frontispiece, A.D. 1349, and in the figure given by Hefner, pl. 133, A.D. 1370.
