IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 17994 accession number: HEN.M.17D-1933 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 29 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- 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 ----- 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/17994 TECHNIQUES ---------- 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 ---------- patinating TECHNIQUES ---------- forming CATEGORIES ------ category: armour DATING ------ creation date: 1620 - 1630 creation date earliest: 1620 creation date latest: 1630 culture: 17th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- 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