IDENTIFIERS
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id:	17994
accession number:	HEN.M.17D-1933

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Friday 8 January 2016

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Backplate, for use by a cuirassier. The backplate is made in one piece with an upstanding flange at its neck-opening and a flange at the waist.  Its arm-openings, narrow neck-opening and waist-flange have plain inward turns.  The turns at the arm-openings are bordered by pairs of incised lines.  Riveted at each shoulder is a broad, modern, scaled shoulder-strap pierced at its distal end with three large, circular holes to engage the studs of the breastplate.  Riveted at each side is a modern pierced stud that serves to receive the swivel-hooks riveted at each side of the breastplate.  Pierced below each of the swivel-hooks is a pair of holes that probably originally served to retain a waist-belt.  The area around the outer hole at the right side is much damaged.  Riveted at the left and right sides of the waist-flange, respectively, are a pierced circular stud and a mushroom-shaped stud for the attachment of a missing skirt. Part of the composite three-quarter armour HEN.M.17A-G-1933.
title:	backplate (body armour)

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Mr James Stewart Henderson of  'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	J.S. Henderson
creditline: J.S. Henderson Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17994





TECHNIQUES
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the backplate is made in one piece with an upstanding flange at its neck-opening and a flange at the waist; hammered, shaped, riveted, with incised decoration
hammering
TECHNIQUES
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patinating
TECHNIQUES
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forming

CATEGORIES
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category: armour

DATING
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creation date:	1620 - 1630
creation date earliest:	1620
creation date latest:	1630
culture:	17th Century#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Depth
units: cm
value: 17.7

dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 39.7

dimension: Weight
units: kg
value: 1.82

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 36.8