(281) WEST FIRLE, St. Peter
281F Tomb-chest for Sir John GAGE, d. 1556, and his wife Philippa made in the late 1590s
- North-East chapel, projecting from the East wall, South-East corner.
- Tomb-chest: 217(L) x 126(W) x 104(H of mat from floor)~Very good; local losses (chest panelling).
- Attached by its short end to the East wall of the chapel, a tomb-chest supports 2 full-length effigies; above, on the wall, a stone panel with fluted pilasters, a moulded base, cornice around a circular brass shield & M.I. (engraved) on a rectangular panel; on the tomb-chest, effigies with hands clasped in prayer; Sir John Gage lies to the North side with heraldic supporters at their feet; chest has a gadrooned top edge, alabaster panels with M.I.s; additional heraldic brasses set into the West end. Several M.I.'s, including the text from Job XIX v.25, as in 281D-E.
- John Gage, 1479 - 18 Apr 1556 [some say 1557], Order of Garter, Constable of the Tower of London, Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Mary I, Privy Councillor to Mary and Phillip.
