Production: Unknown
Composite armour consisting of a close helmet, a collar, a breastplate with skirt, a backplate, a tasset for the right thigh, a tasset for the left thigh, a pauldron and vambrace for the right arm, a pauldron and vambrace for the left arm, a gauntlet for the right hand, a gauntlet for the left hand, two cuisses and poleyns almost forming a pair and a pair of greaves and sabatons.
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
17th Century#
Circa
1510
CE
-
1620
CE
Pieces from Italy, Germany, Spain and France
Parts
Accession number: HEN.M.14A-L-1933
Primary reference Number: 17892
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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