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Comb morion: HEN.M.37-1933

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

Comb morion, for infantry use. Formed in one piece with a fairly high, medial comb terminating some distance above the brow and the nape, and a downturned brim projecting forward and backward very slightly to an obtuse point. The comb is dented at the left side of its crest, a little to the front of its apex. The base of the crown is encircled by twelve modern, round-headed lining-rivets of brass. A further such rivet, probably for the attachment of a chin-strap, is located just behind the central lining-rivet at each side. Six more such rivets, possibly occupying holes for the attachment of some form of applied brow-ornament, are arranged in two columns of three at the centre of the brow between the lower end of the comb and the brim, while two more such rivets, probably occupying holes for the attachment of a plume-holder, are located at the centre of the nape at the same height.

Notes

History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.

Legal notes

J.S. Henderson Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 27.2 cm
Height: 19.7 cm
Weight: 1.25 kg
Width: 22.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart

Dating

16th Century, Mid#
Production date: circa AD 1550

Note

A morion of identical form, bearing identical marks, is in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, Inv. No. IV. 490 (A.R. Duffy & W. Reid, European Armour in the Tower of London, London, 1968, pl. LXXVI). HEN.M.36-1933 represents another example of the series. A further morion of the type is in the Museo Civico L. Marzoli, Brescia, while several others are in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan.

Probably Spanish

Components of the work

Lining-rivets composed of brass (alloy) ( modern)
Parts

Materials used in production

Steel

Techniques used in production

Hammered : Formed in one piece with a fairly high, medial comb terminating some distance above the brow and the nape, and downturned brim projecting forward and backward very slightly to an obtuse point; hammered, shaped, riveted
Forming

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEN.M.37-1933
Primary reference Number: 18291
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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