
Grave slab - Prioress Anna MacLean
Tomb slab of Anna MacLean, Prioress of the Augustinian nunnery on the Isle of Iona. This rare representation of a sixteenth century prioress shows her wearing a closely pleated rochet, a type of surplice, over a cassock, an eccelsiastical jacket, and beneath a monastic cloak. This is fastened at the neck by a clasp known as a morse. The lower panel of the slab has been lost, but the full inscription is likely to have read: ‘Here lies Lady Anna, daughter of Donald, son of Charles, sometime Prioress of Iona, who died in the year 1543. We commend her soul to the All-Highest……’ On the central band at her feet is: ‘Holy Mary, pray for me’
Details
- Date Made
- 1543
- Dimensions
- 1350 x 650 x 82mm
- Material
- Mica-schist/Stone/BM Inorganic
- Time Period
- 16th century, Post-medieval
- Property Information
- Iona Abbey
- Object Number
- IONA204
- Access Status
- Display