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England. Order from Henry VI to Henry Fylongley, esq., Keeper of the Wardrobe, to deliver to the Earl of Shrewsbury and Lord Stanley, 'oure chamberlain', both newly admitted to the Order of the Garter, 'a mantell of blewe velvet and a scochyn garneshud with golde of seint George is armes'. Coventry, 13 March 1457 (35 Henry VI).
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased, Sotheby's 26 June 1974, lot 2943.