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AFTERNOON SESSION
A gentleman's gauntlet, of doeskin, the scalloped cuffs, embroidered in fresh coloured silks, metal thread, spangles and purl with flowers, including carnations and roses, peas and castles, trimmed in gold lace and salmon silk ribbon, probably first half 17th century
Details
A gentleman's gauntlet, of doeskin, the scalloped cuffs, embroidered in fresh coloured silks, metal thread, spangles and purl with flowers, including carnations and roses, peas and castles, trimmed in gold lace and salmon silk ribbon, probably first half 17th century
See Illustration p.312
See Illustration p.312
Provenance
Supposed to have belonged to Charles II. Said to have been given to a lady-in-waiting and to have remained in her family for 200-300 years.
Literature
See Figure 5 Plate 3, English and Other Needlework Tapestries and Textiles in the Irwin Untermyer Collection, London Thames and Hudson, 1960, for a similar example