Comb morion, for infantry use, with a 'black from the hammer' finish. Formed in one piece with a rounded crown that rises to a high, roped medial comb that extends from just above the brow to just above the nape, and a narrow integral brim that is turned down at each side and projects to a point at the front and the rear. The point at the front is cracked, and the point at the rear is pierced with a later wiring-hole. The edge of the brim has a file-roped inward turn. The base of the crown is encircled by twelve round-headed lining-rivets fitted with large iron rosette washers externally, and octagonal internal washers internally. Two at the right side retain fragments of leather, possibly for the attachment of the missing cheek-pieces at that side. The right side of the crown shows a dent towards the front end of the base of the comb.
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Depth: 34.6 cm
Height: 20.9 cm
Weight: 1.08 kg
Width: 29.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
16th Century, Mid#
Circa
1550
-
1560
North Italian
The helmet retains its original 'black from the hammer' finish, worn through to bright metal at some points.
Leathers
composed of
leather
( fragments)
Rosette Washers
composed of
iron (metal)
Decoration
Parts
Hammered
: Formed in one piece with a rounded crown that rises to a high, roped medial comb that extends from just above the brow to just above the nape, and a narrow integral brim that is turned down at each side and projects to a point at the front and the rear; hammered, shaped, riveted, with file-roped decoration on a blackened ground
Forming
Accession number: HEN.M.35-1933
Primary reference Number: 18289
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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