Comb morion: HEN.M.37-1933

Maker(s)

Unknown (Probably)

Entities

• Comb morion

Categories

• Armour

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

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