IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 18088 accession number: HEN.M.22D-1933 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Thursday 30 June 2016 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: A backplate, for a pikeman, decorated with embossed and engraved bands and chevrons. The backplate is formed in one piece with a wide neck-opening and a waist-flange that forms a short skirt. The lower edge of the skirt descends to an obtuse central point. The left end of the skirt is broken away. Riveted at each shoulder is a modern leather shoulder-strap with a modern pierced terminal of iron. Riveted at each side of the waist is a pierced rectangular stud that would originally have engaged hinged hasps riveted at each side of the breastplate. The main edges of all parts of the armour have plain inward turns. The armour is decorated throughout with multiple bands and borders of 'terraced' form that project inwards at intervals as chevrons. The bands are emphasised by single and pairs of incised lines. The armour is decorated throughout with borders and lines of brass-capped rivets, most of which serve as lining-rivets. Part of the pikeman's armour HEN.M.22A-E-1933. title: backplate (body armour) NOTES ----- type: history note value: From Brancepeth Castle, Northumberland. Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex. LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: J.S. Henderson creditline: J.S. Henderson Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18088 TECHNIQUES ---------- the backplate is formed in one piece with a wide neck-opening and a waist-flange that forms a short skirt; hammered, shaped, riveted, wirh embossed, engraved, and incised decoration hammering TECHNIQUES ---------- forming CATEGORIES ------ category: armour DATING ------ creation date: 1630 - 1630 creation date earliest: 1630 creation date latest: 1630 culture: 17th Century, Early# CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Depth units: cm value: 20.9 dimension: Height units: cm value: 37.3 dimension: Weight units: kg value: 2.22 dimension: Width units: cm value: 39.2