John Gyniford and his wife Margaret

John Gyniford and his wife Margaret, holding hands. In his left hand he has a large tasseled purse of gold (their donation to St Albans Abbey). He wears a chaplet headdress, doublet embroidered at the collar and hem, six rings on his fingers (his wife has two). Benefactors to the Abbey of St Albans. From the Golden Book of St Albans, Cotton Nero MS D vii. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842

14th Century Benefactors Chaplet Donation Doublet Holding Hands Illuminated Manuscript Joseph Strutt Purse Tassel

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