IDENTIFIERS
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id:	17950
accession number:	HEN.M.15C-1933

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Friday 8 January 2016

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Backplate, for use by a cuirassier. The backplate is formed in one piece with a narrow waist-flange.  The arm-openings and the high narrow neck-openings are bordered by lining-rivets.  A modern buff leather shoulder-strap is riveted at the top of each shoulder.  A modern shoulder strap is also incorrectly riveted at each side of the neck-opening.  A pierced stud, possibly for the attachment of a sword belt is riveted at the left side of the backplate.  A modern buff leather strap, forming a waist-belt, is riveted at each side of the waist.  The left strap terminates in a single-ended, tongued iron buckle.  The backplate is pierced just to the inside of the left shoulder with a large, modern hole.  Its waist-flange is pierced midway along each side with a modern hole for the attachment of a skirt. The backplate has plain inward turns at its main edges and is decorated with five vertical, slightly diverging bands formed of pairs of incised lines.  It is of late 17th century date and was originally intended for use by the harquebusier.  Part of the composite three-quarter armour HEN.M.15A-F-1933.
title:	backplate (body armour)

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Mr James Stewart Henderson of  'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	J.S. Henderson
creditline: J.S. Henderson Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17950





TECHNIQUES
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the backplate is formed in one piece with a narrow waist-flange; hammered, shaped, riveted, with decorative incised lines
hammering
TECHNIQUES
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forming

CATEGORIES
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category: armour

DATING
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creation date:	1670 - 1700
creation date earliest:	1670
creation date latest:	1700
culture:	17th Century, Late

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Depth
units: cm
value: 15.8

dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 40.2

dimension: Weight
units: kg
value: 1.29

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 36.5