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Armour (protective wear): M.2-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Miniature armour

Notes

History note: Purchased by F.H. Cripps-Day from Bachereaux, Paris (£25).

Legal notes

Given by F.H. Cripps-Day

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1946) by Cripps-Day, Francis Henry

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: brown luggage label with string tie with to right of inscription an A inside a circle in pencil

  • Text: XVIth C. Italian/Miniature Suit/C sea (Underlined) N Oct 1933/Came from Bachereau's/Paris.£25. P.T.O./Headpiece/is/XVII'.C. from/B. Dean
  • Location: Tied on
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in blue-black ink
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.2-1946
Primary reference Number: 18781
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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