Catalogue of mediæval & later antiquities contained in the Mayer Museum, including the Mather collection of miniatures and medals relating to the Bonaparte family . French. 14th cen-tury. The car\-ing represents acasde, with single arched bridgebefore it, over which are riding aparty of eight armed knights, oneof whom is assisting a lady on tohis saddle from a window other ladies look out of awindow in a turret, and a third rideson the saddle of a knight in a boat below the bridge are twolovers, with a musician and boat-man. Mr. Westwood describes thisas the elopement of Que
Catalogue of mediæval & later antiquities contained in the Mayer Museum, including the Mather collection of miniatures and medals relating to the Bonaparte family . French. 14th cen-tury. The car\-ing represents acasde, with single arched bridgebefore it, over which are riding aparty of eight armed knights, oneof whom is assisting a lady on tohis saddle from a window other ladies look out of awindow in a turret, and a third rideson the saddle of a knight in a boat below the bridge are twolovers, with a musician and boat-man. Mr. Westwood describes thisas the elopement of Queen Guine-vere and Sir Lancelot, and furtheradds, that the knights are in chainarmour, with sleeveless surcoats,some having simple coif de mailles,whilst others wear the closed bas-sinet. Three of them have heater-shields, and it may be remarked thatthe knight standing on his saddlehas a pryck-spur on each heel. describes this piece as ofthe highest excellence and qualityof workmanship. The drapery overthe horses is very long and appa-rently very cumbersome. The treat-ment of the trees on the right sideof the carving is admirable. Round Plate
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