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Armour (protective wear): HEN.M.15A-F-1933

Current Location: Gallery 31 (Armoury)

Maker(s)

Unknown (Probably)
Maker of elements: Unknown

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Description

Half armour consisting of a close helmet, a breastplate, a backplate, a skirt, a pair of divisible, knee-length tassets, and a pair of pauldrons and vambraces. For use by a cuirassier, composed of elements of a similar fashion. Probably Flemish or French with some Italian and German elements.

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

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1620 : with some earlier and later elements

Components of the work

Parts

Materials used in production

Steel

Techniques used in production

Forming
Hammering

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEN.M.15A-F-1933
Primary reference Number: 17941

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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