15929631240001312637261000Standard Recordobject-18558170206274947313890234060001702062268427fitz-onlineadlib-object-18558https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1855856ea6726-3cd5-3579-9ddf-4bc13cb1c03a4referenceterm-106608adlib-term-10660885afe28f-82f6-3c45-843f-9fa087e98260armourreferenceterm-108941adlib-term-108941bda2218a-91c2-3b79-99c1-49e47cc3aff1J.S. HendersonBarsreferenceterm-27408adlib-term-27408fe5f71d5-480e-341b-a224-f2dad851608fhingingPartsreferenceterm-27411adlib-term-27411d5416ce2-4425-321c-af5c-8cb76b80a1b0rivetedSkull Partsreferenceterm-109094adlib-term-10909424bf10af-e4c0-3cfe-9571-2a114213df46braze weldedApplied ArtsHelmet, of 'spider' form. Formed of a skull that is overlain with a trellised defence fitted with a peak at the front and hinged bars all around. The hemispherical skull is formed of a pate-plate and two side-plates that are joined by brazing. Attached by four externally-flush rivets around the base of the skull is a trellis formed of two horizontal bands and four radiating vertical bars that are joined by brazing. The trellis stands proud of the skull. Brazed to the front of the lower horizontal band is a broad, flat peak with a strongly convex front edge. Seven narrower bands radiate from the apex of the skull to the bottom of the lower horizontal band and its peak. Hinged to the lower end of each of these, as well as three of the broader vertical bars, are a total of ten outward curving bars. All the bars are of slender form except for that at the neck which is considerably broader than the rest. The hinged bars can be folded upwards and secured at the apex of the skull beneath a domed circular plate that can be pressed down over their terminals and held in place by a sprung catch. The catch can be released by pressing down a linked stud that protrudes through a slot cut in the lower half of the front, vertical bar. Riveted at each side of the lower horizontal bar is a horizontal staple, possibly for the attachment of a cheek-piece.HEN.M.103-19331accession numberHEN.M.103-193318558priref18558urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18558https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18558referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumJ.S. Henderson Bequestreferenceagent-154334adlib-agent-15433428c0c8e2-3ec7-3d3a-9e13-b60fa3a6b434Henderson, James Stewart193319331933-03-16bequeathedEntry date: 1933-03-1618001800CE1800circa18001900probably 19th century, in the late 17th century style11900CE19001900probablyreferenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98UnknownThe helmet is bright with a heavy to medium patination overall.Two similar helmets were in the Tower of London Armouries, including IV.211 which was sold to the Glasgow Museum and Art Gallery in the 1970s. The second was sold through Sotheby's shortly afterwards. Neither was thought to be authentic.referenceterm-106853adlib-term-10685325492eb4-1164-35eb-8dce-3601486f341519th Centuryreferenceterm-40136adlib-term-4013628e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5steelDepthcm34.0Heightcm40.0Weightkg1.70Widthcm29.5referenceterm-75231adlib-term-7523129e4fe09-c40b-3c6e-b4b6-72cde48a1ff8helmet'spider' form helmethistory noteMr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceterm-75231adlib-term-7523129e4fe09-c40b-3c6e-b4b6-72cde48a1ff8helmethelmetformed of a skull that is overlain with a trellised defence fitted with a peak at the front and hinged bars all around; hammered, shaped, riveted, braze welded and hingedreferenceterm-28775adlib-term-28775bbe63841-d546-33c4-ab44-2958e6dce7b2hammeredreferenceterm-120073adlib-term-1200738f03d319-c397-37c8-a0e8-e23ef3cfdbbcpatinatingreferenceterm-25748adlib-term-2574828a2a6ad-b9a5-33ca-982f-af924c102b3aformedobject
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