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Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages (1843)

Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 234

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died in 1566, and was buried in the church of St. MaryWoolnoth, where he had founded a lecture. Sir Martin resided againstAbchurch lane, in that parish, which was the part of the city where the gold-smiths were settled. The company of Goldsmiths was formerly very rich inold plate, but in 1667 (as… … This cup is of silver gilt, studded with crystals, and is one foot seven anda half inches high, its greatest diameter being seven inches and five-eighths.The figure on the cover holds a shield bearing the arms of Sir Martin Bowes :Ermine, three long bows erect in fess gules, on a chief azure a swan…

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