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Zischägge: HEN.M.97-1933

Object information

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Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Zischägge, for light cavalry use. Formed of a skull, a broad flat peak, a sliding nasal-bar with a retaining staple and wing-headed locking-screw, a broad neck-defence of three upward-overlapping lames and a pair of narrow pendant cheek-pieces each of three lames. The one-piece skull is boxed in six vertical panels, decorated around its base with a broad recessed border and fitted at its apex with a pierced finial retaining a large, circular washer. The main edges of the peak and the neck-defence have plain inward turns, except at their centres where their acute points have been truncated and decorated with large V-shaped nicks. The separate peak is attached to the brow of the skull by round-headed rivets. The peak is crudely pierced at its point with a later suspension-hole. The centre of the last lame of the neck-defence is decorated with a circular pattern of round-headed rivets. The cheek-pieces and the nasal-bar are modern restorations. The neck-defence is fitted with a leather lining.

Notes

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

Legal notes

J.S. Henderson Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 30.2 cm
Height: 28.5 cm
Weight: 1.9 kg
Width: 37.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Mid#
Production date: circa AD 1650

Note

The helmet is bright with a medium patination overall.

Components of the work

Lining composed of leather ( neck-defence)
Border
Decoration
Parts

Materials used in production

Steel

Techniques used in production

Hammered : Formed of a skull, a broad flat peak, a sliding nasal-bar with a retaining staple and wing-headed locking-screw, a broad neck-defence of three upward-overlapping lames and a pair of narrow pendant cheek-pieces each of three lames; hammered, shaped, riveted, with a recessed border and decorated with V-shaped nicks
Patinating
Formed

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEN.M.97-1933
Primary reference Number: 18547
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 11 August 2015 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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