Burgonet, for light field use, with later embossed decoration. Formed of a skull with an integral peak and neck-defence, and a pair of hinged cheek-pieces. The skull rises to a moderately high medial comb. The broad, slightly downturned peak projects forward to an obtuse central point. The narrow, downturned neck-defence projects backwards to an acute central point. Each cheek-piece has a round upper edge, a centrally-cusped front edge, and short flange at the rear of its lower edge, serving as a continuation of the neck-defence. Both cheek-pieces are modern restorations. A modern plume-holder of brass is attached by a pair of rivets at the nape of the skull.
The main and subsidiary edges of the helmet are decorated with file-roped inward turns accompanied by shallow recessed borders incised with a simple design of alternating scrolls. The recessed borders are themselves bordered by an engrailed band embossed in low relief. The centre of the peak, the centre of the neck-defence and the front and rear ends of the comb are embossed and chased in relief with acanthus foliage. Each side of the comb is embossed and chased in relief on a stippled ground with scrolling foliage and flowerheads separated at the centre by a medusa's head, repeated on each cheek-piece. Each side of the crown is decorated with radiating flutes that issue from a semi-circle of radiating lobes at their upper end, and are separated by small fleurs-de-lis at their lower ends.
History note: From the collection of Fréderic Spitzer of Paris. Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Depth: 34.4 cm
Height: 23.2 cm
Weight: 1.08 kg
Width: 21.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
16th Century
19th Century
Circa
1560
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1570
Circa
1800
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1900
North Italian
The helmet is bright with a medium pitting and patination overall.
Plume-holder
composed of
brass (alloy)
Borders
Decoration
Ground
Parts
Hammered
: Formed of a skull with an integral peak and neck-defence, and a pair of hinged cheek-pieces; hammered, shaped, riveted, with file-roped, embossed and chased in relief and fluted decoration accompanied by recessed borders on a stippled ground
Patinating
Formed
Inscription present: green tag numbered '97'
Accession number: HEN.M.90-1933
Primary reference Number: 18537
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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