This memorial brass shows a naked figure wearing a mitre, embraced by a bearded man. This represents the soul of a now unknown Abbot or Bishop, held in the embrace of Abraham, a scene inspired by the New Testament story of Dives and Lazarus in the Gospel of St. Luke. This mentions the 'bosom of Abraham' as meaning a place of comfort, either Heaven itself, or Limbo, the place where the righteous dead await Judgement Day.

Memorial brasses were made throughout Europe from the 13th until towards the end of the 17th century. They were fitted onto the lids of tombs and memorial slabs to commemorate the lives of the deceased. Colour could be added to monumental brasses, and this example has traces of wax inlay. Monumental brasses generally reflected the status and identity of the individual they commemorated, and were often accompanied by inscriptions to identify them, although this brass has unfortunately been separated from its inscription. Memorial brasses are important sources of information about clothing, armour, status and social aspirations, as they naturally reflected the status and identity of the individual they commemorated, and are frequently dated, an otherwise rare occurence in medieval art.