This is in the form of a half figure of a vested angel with flowing hair and arms raised. Behind is the truncated stub of a slip tenon, by which the corbel was attached to the underside of the roof purlin. It was secured to the tenon by means of a long peg driven through its width. The Roman numeral VII, for positioning, is scratched on the back. The original paint is well preserved: pink for the face, hands and lips, the eyes with black pupils, and the hair a reddish-gold colour.
The corbel was salvaged from the central roof of Saint Martin le Grand, Coney Street, York in 1870-1, when the latter was replaced. The Yorkshire Museum has five of the series, and that depicting the patron saint also retains is original polychrome mostly intact. The church was extensively rebuilt in 1443-1450, and that time the nave and aisles were provided with new roofs.
