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Half armour: HEN.M.5A-E-1933

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Description

Composite half armour, consisting of a burgonet with restored buffe, a collar, a cuirass with skirt and restored tassets, a pair of pauldrons and vambraces and a pair of gauntlets.

Notes

History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex

Legal notes

J.S. Henderson Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart

Dating

16th Century-17th Century
Circa 1590 CE - 1630 CE

Components of the work

Leathers composed of leather
Parts

Materials used in production

Steel

Techniques used in production

Forming
Hammering

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEN.M.5A-E-1933
Primary reference Number: 17729

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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