Composite three-quarter armour consisting of a close helmet, an 'Almain' collar, breastplate with associated skirt, backplate with skirt, a pair of tassets, two pauldrons nearly forming a pair, a pair of vambraces and a pair of cuisses and poleyns.
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
16th Century
Circa
1520
CE
-
1580
CE
North Italian and Southern German
Parts
Accession number: HEN.M.11A-H-1933
Primary reference Number: 17800
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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