IDENTIFIERS
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id:	18102
accession number:	HEN.M.23D-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 pikeman. Formed in one piece with a wide neck-opening and a narrow waist-flange.  The neck-openings, the arm openings and the waist-flange all have plain inward turns.  The turns at the neck-openings and the arm-openings are bordered by single incised lines.  The backplate is fitted with modern buff-leather shoulder-straps and a waist-belt.  The shoulder straps terminate in original pierced hasps and are secured beneath scales that are probably also original.  The left strap of the waist-belt terminates in a modern, single-ended, tongued iron buckle.  The right side of the waist-flange is pierced with a large hole. Part of the composite pikeman's armour HEN.M.23A-D-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/18102





TECHNIQUES
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formed in one piece with a wide neck-opening and a narrow waist-flange; hammered, shaped, riveted, decorated with incised lines
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:	1640 - 1640
creation date earliest:	1640
creation date latest:	1640
culture:	17th Century#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Depth
units: cm
value: 14.7

dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 37.0

dimension: Weight
units: kg
value: 1.72

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 37.0