Production: Unknown
'Almain' collar for light field use, decorated with raised bright bands and borders against a blackened ground in the 'black and white' fashion. Formed of a collar of three upward-overlapping lames front and rear, and integral spaudlers of six lames each. The upper edge of the collar has a bold, file-roped inward turn. The lower edge of the collar is straight with a slight central cusp at the rear and obtusely pointed at the front. The lames are connected to one another by three modern internal leathers front and rear. The leathers have become detached at some points. The front and rear sections of the collar are connected to one another at the left side by an internal hinge, and fastened at the right side by a mushroom-shaped stud and a keyhole-slot. The second lame of the spaudler, which is shaped to the point of the shoulder, and the sixth lame, which is cut away in a concave curve over the front of the armpit, are longer than the others. The sixth lame has a file-roped inward turn at its lower end, and is fitted at its front edges with a strap and buckle to secure it around the arm. The turn of the right spaudler is damaged. The lames of the spaudlers are connected to one another by modern round-headed sliding-rivets with octagonal or internal washers at their rear ends, and by modern internal leathers at their front ends and centres. The leathers are partly severed. The front leather of the right spaudler lacks its upper end which would originally have been fitted with a terminal that engaged a keyhole-slot in the lowest front lame of the collar. Part of the composite half armour HEN.M.3A-E-1933
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Depth: 24.0 cm
Height: 43.0 cm
Weight: 2.88 kg
Width: 64.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
16th Century
Circa
1570
CE
-
1580
CE
The bright bands of the collar and the spaudler show a light patination overall. The intervening blackened areas are worn through to bright metal at some points.
The collar and spaudlers are decorated with raised bright bands and borders against a blackened ground in the 'black and white' fashion. The bands and borders are enclosed by roped ribs.
Leathers
composed of
leather
Bands And Borders
Decoration
Front And Rear Part
Parts
Hammering
: Formed of a collar of three upward-overlapping lames front and rear, and integral spaudlers of six lames each; hammered, shaped, riveted, with banded decoration in 'black and white' fashion and roped ribs enclosing bands and borders
Forming
Accession number: HEN.M.3B-1933
Primary reference Number: 17718
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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