Ironwork grille of the tomb of Lady Margaret Beaufort
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 1914
- Vendor
- G Harding
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.
Provenance
Westminster Abbey; removed in the early 19th century for restoration by Wyatt and Gayfere and subsequently lost.