IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 17973 accession number: HEN.M.16B-1933 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 29 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Collar, for field use. Formed of a single plate front and rear, each of which is flanged upwards at the neck-opening where it has a plain inward turn. The lower edge of the rear plate is slightly concave with strongly rounded corners. The lower edge of the front plate is strongly convex. The lower edges of both plates have file-roped partial inward turns. The front and rear plates are joined by a modern round-headed rivet at the left shoulder, and fastened by a modern turning-pin and keyhole slot at the right shoulder. Attached by a single, modern, flat-headed rivet at either side of the neck of the rear plate is a single-ended iron buckle for the suspension of the pauldrons. The left buckle has never possessed a tongue, and the right buckle has had its tongue cut off. Each buckle is fitted with a modern leather strap. Both the front and the rear plates are decorated with three radiating bands of triple incised lines, now much worn. Part of the composite half armour HEN.M.16A-F-1933. title: collar NOTES ----- type: history note value: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex. LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: J.S. Henderson creditline: J.S. Henderson Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17973 TECHNIQUES ---------- formed of a single plate front and rear, each of which is flanged upwards at the neck-opening where it has a plain inward turn; hammered, shaped, riveted, decorated with incised lines and file-roping hammering TECHNIQUES ---------- patinating TECHNIQUES ---------- forming CATEGORIES ------ category: armour DATING ------ creation date: 1600 - 1610 creation date earliest: 1600 creation date latest: 1610 culture: 17th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Depth units: cm value: 27.5 dimension: Height units: cm value: 16.7 dimension: Weight units: kg value: 0.67 dimension: Width units: cm value: 27.7