Ironwork grille of the tomb of Lady Margaret Beaufort

British

Westminster Abbey Chapter House Pyx Chamber and Abbey Museum

1509

Ironwork grille of the tomb of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, in the east end of the south aisle of his chapel in Westminster Abbey. At each angle is a pillar (ie 6), with applied Gothic moulding, to support a flag. Fleur de lys alternate with pike heads along the upper horizontal band. Originally protected the tomb made by Pietro Torrigiano.

• Medium: iron
• Art Fund Grant: £400 ( Total: £400)
• ArtFunded in: 1914
• Vendor: G Harding

Provenance

Westminster Abbey; removed in the early 19th century for restoration by Wyatt and Gayfere and subsequently lost.

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