Corpus of the misericords at Chichester St Mary’s
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N01 |
Monster, web-footed, winged and twin-bodied. Supporters - Bust of woman wearing hooded head-dress. |
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N02 |
Bunch of leaves and berries. |
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N03-N05 |
Plain seats. |
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N06 |
Design of oak-leaves and acorns. |
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N07 |
plain seat. |
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N08 |
Jack-in-the-Green. Supporters - Lion-mask with protruding tongue. |
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N09 |
Plain seat. |
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N10 |
Seated web-footed and winged monster with fox’s head. Left Supporter - Man’s head with long, curled hair and fringe. Right Supporter - Woman’s head in a wimple. |
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N11 |
Group of leaves and fruit, probably hawthorn. |
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N12 |
Plain seat. |
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S01 |
Tumbler in a long cloak, sprawling forward, standing on his head, and supporting the bracket with his feet and buttocks. Supporters - Three-lobed leaves. |
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S02 |
Plain seat. |
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S03 |
Double-bodied dragon with one head and two long tails. Two vine or maple leaves flank its head. Supporters - Vine or maple leaf. |
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S04 |
Plain seat. |
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S05 |
Monster with female head and bosom, and vulture’s wings and claws. [a harpy] Supporters - Lion-mask. |
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S06 |
Merman, bearded, and wearing a loose tunic and cowl, supporting the bracket with his shoulders, and holding his tail in his hand. Supporters - Oak-leaf. |
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S07 |
Lion-mask with pointed ears. In its mouth are Supporters - The tails of two dragons, the supporters, which have their backs turned to the viewer, and appear to be holding on to the bracket with their teeth. |
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S08 |
Vine-leaves and grapes. Supporters - Vine-leaf. |
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S09 |
Grotesque of an old man, wearing a cap and with a long curly beard, crouching between hunched shoulders, and supporting himself on his hands. Supporters - Small dragon, its head close to the man’s beard, and its neck clutched by his hand. |
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S10-S11 |
Plain seat. |
