Henry VI presenting a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Salisbury mb-code 42-45210679 This shoe buckle is said

This shoe buckle is said to have belonged to Lord Brouncker (1620-1684)

has very much the appearance of the martin cat

following the English Civil War

you will see the most beautiful circles of colours that imagination can conceive

at the lock gates of the Suez Canal

Henry VI presenting a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Salisbury mb-code 42-45210679 This shoe buckle is saidHenry VI presenting a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Salisbury, c1445, (1910). Henry presents a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, who commissioned The Shrewsbury Book in which the original of this image appears. The figure kneeling on the ground wears a houppelande edged with fur, and has his berretino thrown over his shoulder. The cloak of the man behind has a long side entrance, giving it a tabard like appearance. Illustration from British