The Beaumaris Misericords:  Photographs by Mick Sharp 

[For commentary, see the text file, " Beaumaris Carvings"]

The following are the twelve original misericords (the other eight are copies), numbered as explained in the commentary, with descriptions of the figures:

Misericord 1

Left, woman wearing a large crown, in a full veil, hood, and wimple.  
Right, clean-shaven man wearing a wide high cap with a jewel at the front, his robe fastened by a large jeweled brooch
Misericord 2
Left, man wearing triple crown or tiara of the papacy; he has a full beard and moustache, with hair bunched at the sides covering his ears.
Right, clean-shaven man with hair bunched at the sides, wearing a large crown with raised center.
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Misericord 3
Left, man shown in three-quarter view, hair drawn back off his ear, with a long moustache and beard, wearing a cap folded to a long braided end that falls to his right.
Right, woman with long hair flowing over her shoulders, with a chaplet or crown of roses on her head, wearing a necklace with a large round pendant.
Misericord 5
Left, young man, clean shaven, without headwear, having short tightly curled hair, not covering the ears.
Right, young woman with her hair wound into a large bun on either side, covering the ears, topped by a turban wider than her trussed hair, her chin and neck unveiled, and wearing a gown with a low open collar.

. Misericord 7
Left, bearded man in a cowl, wearing a turban over the hood, its end folded under at his forehead.
Right, man with hair thickly bunched, just covering his ears, with a long moustache and beard, wearing a turban on which he carries a tied sack.
Misericord 8
Left, mature bearded monk or cleric, with tonsure.
Right, young beardless monk or cleric, also tonsured.
Misericord 13

Left, woman carrying on her head two mugs held together by a rope, wearing a low-necked dress buttoned down the front.
Right, woman in a low-necked gown with her head draped and carrying a bound sheaf on her head.
Misericord 14
Left, man having a long full head of hair, with moustache and beard.
Right, man with his hair cut so as to show his ears, having a moustache and beard, and wearing a cap with a tippet or trailing end falling to his right.
Misericord 16

Left, woman wearing a simple veil, with an open collar on her gown.
Right, another veiled woman, wearing a fuller veil over her head and shoulders, with wimple covering her chin, neck, and breast.

Misericord 18

Left, bishop or abbot, clean-shaven, wearing miter and vestment.
Right, tonsured priest, clean-shaven, wearing collar and vestment.
Misericord 19

Left, woman carrying a pail, perhaps a milk pail, on her draped head.
Right, man with moustache and beard wearing a hood and carrying a barrel on his head.
Misericord 20

Left, bald man with prominent cheek bones, large ears, and moustache and beard.
Right, man with long curly hair and moustache and beard.