Production: Unknown
Breastplate, for use by an harquebusier. Formed in one piece with a narrow, upward-flanged neck-opening, and a short flange at the waist. It is medially-ridged and dips down at the centre of the waist. Its arm and neck-openings have plain inward turns. The turn at the neck-opening is cracked and damaged at the left side. A later wiring-hole is pierced at each side of the neck-opening. A mushroom-shaped stud, to engage the shoulder-straps of the backplate, is riveted high up at each side of the chest. The left side of the breastplate is struck with the proof-mark of a bullet. Part of the incomplete half-armour HEN.M.21A-C-1933.
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Depth: 17.0 cm
Height: 39.0 cm
Weight: 4.09 kg
Width: 34.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
17th Century#
Circa
1640
-
1650
English; London
The breastplate is heavily pitted and patinated to a russet colour.
Breastplate
Parts
Hammering
: Formed in one piece with a narrow, upward-flanged neck-opening, and a short flange at the waist; hammered, shaped, riveted, medially-ridged
Patinating
Forming
Inscription present: indistinct mark, possibly consisting of a pair of initials of which the second can be read as C
Inscription present: proof-mark of a bullet
Accession number: HEN.M.21A-1933
Primary reference Number: 18071
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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