ca. 1398 - 'Sir Thomas Markenfield (+1398) and Dionysia FitzWilliam', Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire, England

            The effigy to Sir Thomas Markenfield is very beautiful, well-preserved and highly detailed.
Some strange features set this effigy apart from other contemporary effigies: e.g. his collar, which shows a couchant stag within an elaborate fence round a little field. Numerous learned papers have been written to prove this was a badge marking his adherence to the House of Lancaster, but others think it is simply a play on his name: Mark-in-Field (a ‘mark’ being your quarry in a hunt). 
Another strange feature is what seems to be a sash or bend showing the Markenfield arms, worn over his 'alwhite' armour (complete plate-armour). Usually heraldic arms were depicted on the jupon (a very tight surcoat). But since the Markenfield arms are "argent, on a bend sable three besants", the field of "argent" would be represented by his shining plate-armour, very much resembling silver/argent.
His armour is beautifully decorated: tiny borders of hearts can be seen around the edges of his breastplate, bascinet and spaulders (the lames protecting his shoulders).
Note the finial decorating the front edge of the bascinet.

I like this effigy very much. Pity that Sir Thomas lost his arms though ;)


A big thank you to John Arblaster for taking the pictures.
   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Ripon (show map)

Taken on: July 17, 2010

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