Jessie Marion King (British, 1875-1949) And the Maid was clad in a Mantle of Gold 23.5 x 12.5 cm (9 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.)AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION OF WORKS BY JESSIE M. KING AND ANNIE FRENCHJessie Marion King (British, 1875-1949)And the Maid was clad in a Mantle of Gold signed 'JESSIE M KING' (lower right)ink on vellum, heightened with gold paint23.5 x 12.5 cm (9 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.)An illustration from The Clerk's Tale from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Dating to circa 1905-1906, according to Colin White, who noted similarity of the signature on King's illustrations for Cosmus, by Minton, published by Routledge in 1906.ProvenanceSale; Holloway's, Banbury, 28 September 2010, lot 180