IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 18086 accession number: HEN.M.22C-1933 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 13 April 2021 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: A breastplate, for a pikeman, decorated with embossed and engraved bands and chevrons. The breastplate is of late 'peascod' fashion with a deep flange at the waist, forming an integral skirt. Riveted at each side of the chest is a pierced stud and a swivel-hook that serve to engage and secure the shoulder-straps of the backplate. The proximal end of the swivel-hook is formed and decorated as a thistle. The rivets that secure the swivel-hooks pass through underlying, pierced quatrefoil washers of iron. A pair of rivets at each side of the breastplate probably served to attach a hasp that engaged a pierced stud riveted at each side of the backplate. The upper rivet now retains a modern swivel-hook that engages the stud. Riveted at each side of the skirt are a pair of pierced rectangular studs that serve to attach the tassets. The outer studs are replaced. The right one passes through a modern rectangular washer. The lower edge of the skirt is pierced at each side with a widely separated pair of construction-holes. The main edges of all parts of the armour have plain inward turns. The armour is decorated throughout with multiple bands and borders of 'terraced' form that project inwards at intervals as chevrons. The bands are emphasised by single and pairs of incised lines. The armour is decorated throughout with borders and lines of brass-capped rivets, most of which serve as lining-rivets. Part of the pikeman's armour HEN.M.22A-E-1933. title: breastplate (body armour) NOTES ----- type: history note value: From Brancepeth Castle, Northumberland. 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/18086 SUBJECTS ------------------- thistle thistle TECHNIQUES ---------- the breastplate is of late 'peascod' fashion with a deep flange at the waist, forming an integral skirt; hammered, shaped, riveted, wirh embossed, engraved, and incised decoration hammering TECHNIQUES ---------- patinating TECHNIQUES ---------- forming CATEGORIES ------ category: armour DATING ------ creation date: 1630 - 1630 creation date earliest: 1630 creation date latest: 1630 culture: 17th Century, Early# CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Depth units: cm value: 18.5 dimension: Height units: cm value: 41.5 dimension: Weight units: kg value: 2.26 dimension: Width units: cm value: 41