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'Venetian' sallet: M.13-X

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

'Venetian' sallet, for field use. Of deep, one-piece construction with a rounded, medially-ridged crown, a short 'tail' over neck, and a T-shaped face-opening reinforced around its margin with a flat strip attached by seven round-headed rivets. The lower edge of the helmet has a plain outward turn. The base of the crown is encircled by eighteen externally-flush lining rivets. Beneath them at either side are a further pair of externally flush rivets for the attachment of a pair of chin-straps. A pair of holes high up the front of the crown and a single hole at the rear of the crown may have served to secure a crest.

Notes

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

Legal notes

Possibly J.S. Henderson Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 26.3 cm
Height: 28.0 cm
Weight: 2.82 kg
Width: 20.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Milan ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

15th Century#
Circa 1450 CE - 1460 CE

Note

North Italian, probably Milanese

The helmet is in excavated condition, with severe corrosion overall, resulting in large perforations at the left of the neck, a small perforation at the right of the neck and the loss of the top of the crown which has been replaced by coloured plaster.

Components of the work

Crown
Parts

Materials used in production

Steel

Techniques used in production

Hammered : Of deep, one-piece construction with a rounded, medially-ridged crown, a short 'tail' over neck, and a T-shaped face-opening reinforced around its margin with a flat strip attached by seven round-headed rivets; hammered, shaped, riveted
Forming

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.13-X
Primary reference Number: 18335
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 December 2012 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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