IDENTIFIERS
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id:	18105
accession number:	HEN.M.24A-1933

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Thursday 6 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Pot helmet, for use by a pikeman. Formed in two halves with a hemispherical crown joined by a turn along its low, medial comb, and furnished with a broad, slightly downturned, integral brim that is obtusely pointed front and rear.  Each side of the comb is decorated with two weakly raised ribs.  Each side of the crown is decorated at the top with four raised ribs of ogee form, midway down with four more ribs that rise to chevrons at their centres, and at the base with two more ribs accompanied by rows of decorative, round-headed rivets.  The ribs are emphasised by incised lines.  The pattern of ribs and rivets at the base of the crown are repeated around the edge of the brim, which has a plain inward turn.  Two of the rivets at each side of the base of the skull are fitted with square, internal washers for the attachment of missing cheek-pieces.  The outer row of rivets around the edge of the brim are fitted with square internal washers for the attachment of a missing lining.  Many of the rivets are replaced.  The arms of a probably modern brass plume-holder are retained by two of the rivets at the left of the nape.  The plume-tube is missing. Part of the composite pikeman's armour HEN.M.24A-B-1933.
title:	pot helmet

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/18105





TECHNIQUES
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formed in two halves with a hemispherical crown joined by a turn along its low, medial comb, and furnished with a broad, slightly downturned, integral brim that is obtusely pointed front and rear; hammered, shaped, riveted, decorated with raised ribs, rivets and incised lines
hammering
TECHNIQUES
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forming

CATEGORIES
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category: armour

DATING
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creation date:	1630 - 1630
creation date earliest:	1630
creation date latest:	1630
culture:	17th Century#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Depth
units: cm
value: 40.0

dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 20.5

dimension: Weight
units: kg
value: 1.56

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 28.0



EXHIBITIONS HISTORY
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title:	Civil War Exhibition
CITATIONS
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Catalogue of European Armour at the Fitzwilliam Museum
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