WOODEN EFFIGY AND TOMB, ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DERBY. 1 89 



8. — A bearded man with curly hair, in gown and hoodless 

 cloak, clasping the morse of the latter with his left hand, and 

 holding a rosary in his right. 



9. — A bearded man with long straight hair, in gown and hood- 

 less cloak, holding in his right hand a rosary, in his left a clasped 

 book. 



10. — A bearded man in gown and cloak with drawn hood, 

 reading from a book. 



n.~ A bearded man in gown and cloak with drawn hood, 

 holding an open book on his breast. 



12. — A bearded man with long hair, in gown and hoodless 

 cloak, with his left hand uplifted, and a twisted scroll in his right. 



13.— A bearded man in gown and cloak with drawn hood, 

 holding a rosary in his left hand, and a clasped book in his right. 



With the exception of one or two very trifling mutilations, this 

 elaborate carving is quite perfect, and has gained much in effect 

 now that it has been cleaned of an accumulation of coats of 

 varnish. The two new ends of the tomb have been carved to 

 correspond with it, but omitting the figures. The side next the 

 wall is plainly panelled. By placing the whole on a simply 

 molded base — all in oak — and mounting the figures on oak slabs, 

 the monument has been re-erected of the same approximate 

 height and appearance as when seen by Bassano. 



With respect to the person it commemorates, as the church of 

 All Saints Derby was formerly collegiate, with a sub-dean and 

 seven canons— the dean of Lincoln being dean— there can be 

 little doubt that this is the memorial of a former member of the 

 college. 



In the parish accounts for 1634, is an item of is. paid "for 

 paynting Parson Johnson's tomb." Now the only " Parson John- 

 son " known to be connected with the church is Robert Johnson, 

 who was sub-dean as late as 1527, and a great benefactor. The 

 effigy bore evidence of repeated coats of whitewash, and there 

 seems no reason to doubt that this was Johnson's monument, 

 especially as his date agrees well with the late character of 

 the work. 



