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Description
Pair of tassets for field use, with later etched and gilt decoration. Each formed of nine upward-overlapping lames of which the first and last are longer than the rest. The tasset is in each case of trapezoidal form, widening towards its lower end. It has a concave inner edge and a straight lower edge with rounded corners. The lames are connected to one another by modern brass-capped, round-headed, sliding-rivets at their outer ends and by modern internal leathers at their centres. The top lame is fitted with three modern, double-ended, tongued iron suspension-buckles. The lower edge of each tasset has a file-roped inward turn bordered by a raised rib, while its lateral edges have plain inward partial turns.
The main and subsidiary edges of each tasset are decorated with bands of alternating scrolling foliage on a gilt ground. The decoration is a modern addition. Part of the portion of half armour HEN.M.7A-C-1933
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
Weight: 1.15 kg
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1933-03-16)
by
Henderson, James Stewart
Dating
16th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1580
: decoration 19th century
Note
North Italian
The backplate is bright with a medium patination overall. Its etched ornament is extensively worn throughout. The interior of the backplate shows fairly extensive deposits of solder at its top centre.
The lateral edges of the tassets show some reworking, suggesting that they did not originally form a pair. Support for this view is provided by differences in the character of the roping of their lower edges. Both tassets show some internal patches, mainly at their articulation-points.
The tassets are bright with a light to medium patination overall.
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
gilt
( modern)
Buckles
composed of
iron (metal)
( modern)
Rivet Caps
composed of
brass (alloy)
( modern)
Leathers
composed of
leather
( modern)
Right
Depth 7.2 cm
Height 22.0 cm
Width 30.4 cm
Left
Depth 7.3 cm
Height 22.0 cm
Width 29.5 cm
Parts
Materials used in production
Steel
Techniques used in production
Hammering
: Each formed of nine upward-overlapping lames of which the first and last are longer then the rest; hammered, shaped, riveted, with etched and gilt decoration
Patinating
Forming
Identification numbers
Accession number: HEN.M.7C-1933
Primary reference Number: 17752
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Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Thursday 7 January 2016
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
