IDENTIFIERS
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id:	18527
accession number:	HEN.M.88-1933

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Friday 5 October 2012

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Burgonet, for field use. Formed of a skull with an integral peak and a separate, fixed nasal-bar, a hinged right cheek-piece and a neck-defence of one lame.  The rounded skull is formed in two halves joined by a turn to the right along a low medial comb.  The narrow peak, which lacks the rivet at its medial overlap, projects forward to an obtuse central point.  It is pierced at the rear with a square hole to accommodate the sturdy nasal-bar that projects downwards from the brow of the skull where it is attached by a cross-bar welded within its upper end.  The nasal-bar has a convex profile and scrolls forwards at its lower end.  The right cheek-piece originally extended all the way up to the eye, but has been cut to produce a U-shaped face-opening at the same time as the nasal-bar was added.  The left cheek-piece is missing.  It originally overlapped the right cheek-piece medially.  A pierced stud riveted at the inner end of the integral neck-defence of the cheek-piece would have been engaged by a swivel-hook riveted at the inner end of the neck-defence of the left cheek-piece.  The neck-defence, which has a lower rounded edge, is detached at its right side.  The main edges of the helmet have plain inward turns.
The nasal-bar and the cutting of the front edge of the cheek-piece represent working-life modifications.
title:	burgonet

NOTES
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type: history note
value: The armoury of the Earls of Pembroke, Wilton House, Wiltshire. Fenton & Sons, 11 New Oxford St., London. 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/18527





TECHNIQUES
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formed of a skull with an integral peak and a separate, fixed nasal-bar, a hinged right cheek-piece and a neck-defence of one lame; hammered, shaped, riveted, welded, and painted black
hammered
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painting
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formed

CATEGORIES
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category: armour

DATING
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creation date:	1620 - 1620
creation date earliest:	1620
creation date latest:	1620
culture:	17th Century, Early#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Depth
units: cm
value: 30.5

dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 33.0

dimension: Weight
units: kg
value: 2.29

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 23.0