Gone but not forgotten....

Edit: I have found John Mauleverer de Letwell mentioned in the Feet of Tudor Fines, in 1512 under the reign of Henry VIII

This weeks theme at The Butterfly Effect is Forgotten Things. Now I try not to forget things...I may forget where I put things, but I don't forget I've got them :D. So I went for something that I hadn't known.....because it had been forgotten by others and so not taught to us in school.

Last summer I went to an open day at a small church (where several of my ancestors are buried)called St John's at Thropham(near Rotherham). The local historians had put together information booklets to help us read the age ravaged gravestones in the alter area, and amongst them was an epitaph to John Mallevorer from Letwell(another small village near by). I forgot to write down his dates!!!
This is the brass plaque on the wall that the transcription was taken from....
and on the floor beneath....a small brass figure set into the gravestone.
I used photos to cover a double page spread in my altered book...
and picked out some of the details barely visible on the worn brass effigy.
The entire piece had originally been deeply etched, but has been worn away by the feet of centuries of worshippers. From his appearance I am guessing he was around in the Elizabethan era (neighbouring gravestones are dated from 1400's)
I aged the pages with Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy ink, and coated with clear gesso.....
before attempting another transfer.....
FAIL!!!, but it gave the piece an even more distressed look (supposed to be dandelion clocks from the same churchyard)
I wanted to give John some of his shine back, so I edged the pages with copper metallic paint, and added some dandelions with stazon and stamps by Marion Emberson and Kanban
Here are close ups of each page...

To have earned an epitaph like his..John Mallevorer Esquire deserves NOT to be forgotten.

Blessed Be his soul

:D XXX