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Object type: Corner fragment of panel [1]
Measurements: L. 37.5 cm (14.8 in) W. 28 cm (11 in) D. 6 cm (2.3 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained, poorly sorted, feldspathic, micaceous sandstone. The yellow brown colour (10YR 6/4) of this panel has been modified partially by burning to a red colour (2.5YR 4/6). Stone provenance as Whitby 1 (abbey, St Peter and St Hilda)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 1059–60
Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 257-258
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A (broad) : This surface is in two planes; to the left the surface is lower and well finished, to the right it is higher and rough. Therefore this piece is either half finished, or, since there are traces of what may be a panel surrounded by a roll moulding, the higher relief has been broken away.
To the left two incised mouldings of unequal width, 2 cm and 3 cm, enclose a plain panel with a diagonal cut which has been incised so deeply that the surface has broken away.
B and D (narrow) : Broken.
C (broad) : Roughly dressed and may be original surface.
This piece is so thin that it could be part of a chancel screen rather than a grave-marker, and its function as an interior fitment could be supported by the unworn surface of the ornament. On the other hand many of the Whitby monuments are unweathered and have either been displayed in a covered area or have not been above ground for a long period. The ornament on this piece is very similar to no. 45, but that is thicker and so not part of the same object. The rough area on face A could have been covered, and if this were part of a screen it may have been slotted into an upright feature.
