A pair of kid gloves, the gauntlet cuffs applied with mushroom coloured satin embroidered in gold and silver thread with scrolling flowers, edged with gold lace seme with sequins bridged with two bands of silk edged with gold lace and sequins, circa 1630

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A pair of kid gloves, the gauntlet cuffs applied with mushroom coloured satin embroidered in gold and silver thread with scrolling flowers, edged with gold lace seme with sequins bridged with two bands of silk edged with gold lace and sequins, circa 1630

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Said to have been given by H.L.M. King Charles I to the daughter of the Governor of Hurst Castle, Nr. Lymington, Hampshire
During the Civil War the official "Governor.Porter of Hurst Castle was Capt. Burley. Hurst was garrisoned for parliament by Major Peter Baxter, under 'Lord' Gorges. When the King passed through as a captive on his was to Windsor. The Garrison was Commanded by Col. Eyre (Ayres)

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