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by Charles Bell

including a yellow Chinese vase

North London Railway's City terminus

' The plate is inscribed: 'June 1 1804

The Saxon mantle mb-code 42-20753644 by Charles BellThe Saxon mantle, (1910). From illuminated manuscripts dating from the 11th century, showing a Saxon man wearing the mantle, a sort of cape worn over the tunic. The mantle flowed in graceful folds, the mode of fastening was either in the centre of the chest or upon one or both shoulders. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).

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