Corpus of the misericords at Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon
S01 |
Two hawks or eagles supporting in their beaks a crest, a coronet above an eagle displayed. Left Supporter - Winged monster, with hindquarters of a lion, head and shoulders of a monk. Right Supporter - Winged monster, with hindquarters of a lion, head and shoulders of a nun. |
S02 |
Woman, in tight-fitting dress and loose mantle, seated with hands outstretched towards a unicorn into which a man in forester’s dress is plunging a spear; between them a shield charged with three crosslets patëe, on a chief, a crescent [arms of Peckham] Supporters - Oak-leaves and acorns. |
S03 |
Two bears counter rampant, muzzled and chained, supporting between them a staff ragulëe [the arms of Warwick] Left Supporter - Chained ape examining the contents of a flask. Right Supporter - Chained ape providing a specimen of urine in a flask. |
S04 |
St. George [a knight in the armour of the period]. The figures are flanked on the right by a maiden kneeling in prayer, and a palm tree on the left. Left Supporter - A grotesque with the hindquarters of a dragon, feet and claws of a bird, and head and shoulders of a jester [damaged] Right Supporter - A grotesque with the hindquarters of a dragon, feet and claws of a bird, and a man’s head [arranging his beard] |
S05 |
Satanic mask with four horns. Supporters- Comic mask. |
S06 |
A ram-headed mask. Left Supporter - A dolphin embowed. Right Supporter - A goat. |
S07 |
Grotesque demi-figure of a woman leaning on her right arm. Supporters - Harpy [left one damaged] |
S08 |
Foliate mask. Left Supporter - Four large leaves forming a collar surround human face. Right Supporter - Four large leaves forming a collar surround monster’s head. |
S09 |
Mask of woman grimacer. {a scold} Left Supporter - Mask of woman grimacer tongue protruding. Right Supporter - Mask of woman grimacer with object between her teeth. |
S10 |
Foliage. Supporters - Foliage. |
S11 |
Two-serpentine bodies with their tails knotted together. One serpent has the head of a monster while the other has a woman’s head wearing a dagged edged wimple type head-dress. Left Supporter - Serpentine figure playing a pipe. Right Supporter - Man in loose fitting garment emerges from the mouth of a fish; he holds the tail of the fish in one hand and a sword in the other. |
S12 |
A sphinx with rider [carving of rider damaged] Left Supporter - Male and female fighting. The man has seized the woman by the hair while she is trying to scratch his face. Right Supporter - A grotesque figure half woman-half animal, has her leg seized by a dog, while a man wearing a hooded cloak beats her with a birch. |
S13 |
Man and woman fighting. The woman wears a long dress and an elaborate head-dress which gives her an air of authority has seized the man’s beard and raises a saucepan to beat him. Supporters - Sacred monogram in an interlaced circle. |
N01 |
Man and woman issuing from whelk-shells. The woman in a loose fitting gown, holds a carding instrument in her right hand and a distaff in her left. The man in a buttoned doublet, holds a distaff [minus the wool] in his right hand; his left hand is in a raised position and may well have held another implement. Supporters- Vine-leaf. |
N02 |
An eagle perched on a swaddled infant [the Stanley Badge]. Left Supporter - A lion coward, sejant. Right Supporter - A figure half-man half-lion wearing a cowled head-dress holds the lion’s tail in his left hand and has his right arm raised. |
N03 |
A mermaid and merman. The merman holds a stone in his right hand. The mermaid is combing her hair and holds a broken mirror in her right hand. Supporters - Leaf |
N04 |
A naked woman riding a stag; she holds flowers in her right hand and her left hand is outstretched towards a scroll. Two trees flank the figures. Supporters - Leaf |
N05 |
A dromedary with palm leaves in the background. Supporters - Horned wyvern. |
N06 |
A double row of vine-leaves arranged round a cluster of grapes. Supporters- Double row of vine-leaves. |
N07 |
Bi-corporate lion with large cupped ears and head of a bearded man. Supporters - Wyvern. |
N08 |
The centre carving is defaced, but the outline suggests a tumbler. Supporters- Hanging masks. |
N09 |
Large rush basket containing the head of an animal with short spiral horns and cupped ears [goat?] Supporters- Gourd-leaf. |
N10 |
An owl with wings displayed. Supporters - Leaf. |
N11 |
Double rose with small uncharged shield superimposed on it. Supporters- Double rose. |
N12 |
Vine-foliage. Supporters - Vine-leaf. |
N13 |
Bearded man’s head with Eastern head-dress. Left Supporter - Duck or goose. Right Supporter - Ostrich holding horseshoe in its beak. |
Sa01 |
Standing figure with forked beard sowing seed, representing March. Supporters - Leaf |
Sa02 |
Twin-tailed mermaid holding mirror and comb. Supporters - Leaf |