Three-quarter composite armour consisting of a close helmet, a collar, a breastplate with skirt, a backplate with skirt, a pair of tassets, and pauldrons and vambraces.
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
16th Century-17th Century#
Circa
1550
CE
-
1630
CE
Differences in workmanship and patination indicate that the finger and thumb-defences of the gauntlets are replaced. The rivets appear to be replaced throughout, suggesting that the lining-gloves and straps, although they have some age, are also replaced.
The gauntlets are bright with a light to medium patination overall. Their surface shows scoring resulting from heavy mechanical cleaning.
Left
Depth 14.6 cm
Height 37 cm
Weight 0.78 kg
Width 14.9 cm
Right
Depth 16.2 cm
Height 40.5 cm
Weight 0.72 kg
Width 15.3 cm
Parts
Hammering
: Hammered, shaped, rivetted; each formed of a long, flared cuff, a wrist plate, five metacarpal plates, a knuckle plate, four-scaled finger-defences, and a hinged thumb-defence of four scales
Forming
Accession number: HEN.M.6A-G-1933
Primary reference Number: 17735
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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