Burgonet, with associated peak and buffe, of great weight, for seige use. Formed of a skull with an integral neck-defence, a pivoted peak and a separate buffe. The rounded skull is made in two halves joined medially by a riveted overlap that is decorated with a file-roped rib. The top of its face-opening and the lower edge of its integral neck-defence have file-roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders. Each side of the face-opening is pierced with pairs of holes for the attachment of missing cheek-pieces. The pivoted peak is of light weight and associated. It has been reworked to match the skull. Its obtusely pointed front edge has a plain inward turn accompanied by a recessed border. The separate buffe is formed of a single medially-ridged plate with an integral neck-defence. It is shaped to the chin, extends upwards to the centre of the brow, and projects as a lateral cusp over each cheek. It is cut with a large rectangular vision-slit and a large rectangular ventilation-slot over the mouth. Both the vision-slit and the ventilation-slot have file-roped edges bordered by a single incised line. The edge of the integral neck-defence has a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border. Each side of the buffe is pierced with two holes that served to attach it in some way to the helmet.
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Depth: 31 cm
Height: 28.8 cm
Weight: 7.14 kg
Width: 22.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
17th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1620
The helmet and buffe are bright with a medium to heavy pitting overall, and very heavy pitting and patination on the neck-defence of the buffe.
Border
Buffe
Decoration
Parts
Hammered
: Formed of a skull with an integral neck-defence, a pivoted peak and a separate medially-ridged buffe; hammered, shaped, riveted, with file-roped and incised decoration, and recessed borders
Patinating
Formed
Accession number: HEN.M.89-1933
Primary reference Number: 18532
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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