Cuirass, of large size, possibly for siege use. Comprising a breastplate and a backplate. The breastplate is formed in one piece, in the late 'peascod' fashion, with a flange at the waist. A modern mushroom-shaped stud riveted at each side of its chest receives the shoulder-straps of the backplate. A pierced stud, possibly for the attachment of a reinforce, is riveted at the centre of the neck-opening. Three modern straps for the attachment of tassets are incorrectly riveted at each side of the waist-flange.
The backplate is formed in one piece with a flange at the waist. A later scaled shoulder-strap is riveted at each shoulder. Its long terminal scale is pierced with two keyhole slots. The inner of the pair of rivets that attaches each shoulder strap also secures a modern single-ended, tongueless buckle, probably intended for the attachment of pauldrons. Pierced studs, possibly for the attachment of a reinforce, are riveted at the centre of the neck-opening and the centre of the waist, respectively. Attached by a single rivet at each side of the waist is a modern strap forming a waist-belt. The right strap terminates in a modern double-ended, tongued iron buckle. The main edges of both the breastplate and backplate have file-roped inward turns. The breastplate shows traces of a medial band of pointillé decoration. Part of the composite half armour HEN.M.16A-F-1933.
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
17th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1600
The cuirass is bright with a mottled medium patination overall
Buckle
composed of
iron (metal)
( modern)
Straps
composed of
leather
Backplate
Depth 18.0 cm
Height 46.5 cm
Weight 3.13 kg
Width 41.5 cm
Breastplate
Depth 20.2 cm
Height 46.0 cm
Weight 2.19 kg
Width 42.0 cm
Decoration
Parts
Hammering
: Comprising a breastplate formed in one-piece, in the late 'peascod' fashion, with a flange at the waist and a backplate formed in one-piece with a flange at the waist; hammered, shaped, riveted, with file-roped and pointillé decoration
Patinating
Forming
Accession number: HEN.M.16C-1933
Primary reference Number: 17976
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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