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Cuirass: HEN.M.16C-1933

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Description

Cuirass, of large size, possibly for siege use. Comprising a breastplate and a backplate. The breastplate is formed in one piece, in the late 'peascod' fashion, with a flange at the waist. A modern mushroom-shaped stud riveted at each side of its chest receives the shoulder-straps of the backplate. A pierced stud, possibly for the attachment of a reinforce, is riveted at the centre of the neck-opening. Three modern straps for the attachment of tassets are incorrectly riveted at each side of the waist-flange.
The backplate is formed in one piece with a flange at the waist. A later scaled shoulder-strap is riveted at each shoulder. Its long terminal scale is pierced with two keyhole slots. The inner of the pair of rivets that attaches each shoulder strap also secures a modern single-ended, tongueless buckle, probably intended for the attachment of pauldrons. Pierced studs, possibly for the attachment of a reinforce, are riveted at the centre of the neck-opening and the centre of the waist, respectively. Attached by a single rivet at each side of the waist is a modern strap forming a waist-belt. The right strap terminates in a modern double-ended, tongued iron buckle. The main edges of both the breastplate and backplate have file-roped inward turns. The breastplate shows traces of a medial band of pointillé decoration. Part of the composite half armour HEN.M.16A-F-1933.

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, Early#
Production date: circa AD 1600

Note

The cuirass is bright with a mottled medium patination overall

Components of the work

Buckle composed of iron (metal) ( modern)
Straps composed of leather
Backplate Depth 18.0 cm Height 46.5 cm Weight 3.13 kg Width 41.5 cm
Breastplate Depth 20.2 cm Height 46.0 cm Weight 2.19 kg Width 42.0 cm
Decoration
Parts

Materials used in production

Steel

Techniques used in production

Hammering : Comprising a breastplate formed in one-piece, in the late 'peascod' fashion, with a flange at the waist and a backplate formed in one-piece with a flange at the waist; hammered, shaped, riveted, with file-roped and pointillé decoration
Patinating
Forming

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEN.M.16C-1933
Primary reference Number: 17976
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 January 2016 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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