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John and Alice Gunter - 1626 Cirencester and Kintbury |
In a publication by the London Brass Rubbing Centre, entitled, "Brasses--Historical Notes....", the following describes this trophy (The Gunter Brass):
This is a beautiful example of a 'Carolean' brass, designed at a time when brasses were passing out of fashion and when brass engravers had become skilled in producing the finely cut details more normally seen on printing plates.
John Gunter was buried at Kintbury at Greencester. However, at both churches there are brasses to both John and Alice.
John died in 1624, aged 89 and Alice died in 1626, aged 86, a surprising life-span for that time.
The brass is 24' x 42'.
Anyone who has the name Gunter in their chart would experience a fantastic thrill by standing in the little parish church in Kintbury.
The above information about The Gunter Brass was taken from a pamphlet advertising and describing a book called "A Gunter Family", compiled, written, and edited by Edwin D. Gunter, Edwin D. Gunter Jr., Lena Mae Fryer, and Barbara Fryer Price.