A composite armour consisting of a collar, a breastplate, two tassets and poleyns nearly forming a pair, a backplate with associated skirt, a pauldron for the left shoulder, a pauldron for the right shoulder, a gauntlet for the left hand and a gauntlet for the right hand.
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#
19th Century
Circa
1570
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1620
Circa
1800
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1900
Parts
Accession number: HEN.M.20A-H-1933
Primary reference Number: 18037
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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