1592999391000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-18114 1747246466081 1714400137000 1747245849270 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-18114 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18114 d1d965f2-981c-3d79-a64c-e75f22061572 5 reference term-106608 adlib-term-106608 85afe28f-82f6-3c45-843f-9fa087e98260 armour Applied Arts Partial armour, comprising a breastplate, a backplate and a pair of pauldrons and upper cannons, decorated ensuite with one another, probably for use by a member of the Papal bodyguard. The armour is decorated on the breastplate, the backplate, the third lame of the pauldron and the outside of the upper cannon of the vambrace with an etched linear design of curved rays that diverge downwards and outwards and are separated by circular or oval pellets. On the breastplate (M.1.2B-1936) the rays issue between a pair of adorsed, scrolling acanthus leaves, from the mouth of a grotesque mask, and are surmounted at their centre by a crowned eagle in display. Stylised acanthus foliage also decorates the centre of the border of the neck. On the backplate (M.1.2C-1936), the rays issue between a pair of adorsed, scrolling acanthus leaves, from the base of an urn, and are separated at their base by a pair of adorsed, stylised acanthus leaves. The rays on the third lame of the pauldron (M.1.2A-1933) are also separated at their base by stylised foliage. The rays on the lower cannon issue from a circular pellet. The decoration is gilt throughout against a blued ground. The main and subsidiary edges of all preserved parts of the armour are also gilt, as are their decorative raised ribs. M.1.2-1936 1 accession number M.1.2-1936 18114 priref 18114 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18114 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18114 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Mrs E.W. Stead and Mr Gilbert Stead reference agent-154331 adlib-agent-154331 e793eec1-5e96-3ef9-910e-3ff35e50f9b2 Stead, E. W. and Gilbert 1936 1936 1936-01-15 given Entry date: 1936-01-15 1570 1570 1570 circa 1570 1590 late 16th century with later decoration 1 1590 1590 1590 reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown Although all elements of the armour are similarly decorated, they appear not to have originally been made for one another. The breastplate is taller at the sides than the backplate, and decorated at its subsidiary edges with pairs of incised lines rather than the single incised lines found on the other elements. The character of the roping of the pauldrons and the turners suggests that these pieces were made about fifteen to twenty years after the breastplate and backplate. It must therefore be concluded either that the armour is composed of elements of a series of similarly decorated armour, or that it is composed of unrelated elements that were originally plain and only subsequently decorated to match one another. The character of the decoration favours the latter interpretation. North Italian The armour has a blued and gilt finish. The bluing shows extensive patches of light pitting. The gilding shows slight pitting and some wear, especially at the roped edges. reference term-106402 adlib-term-106402 7466a5d6-293f-3bbc-9672-fa9dd41712be 16th Century, Late reference term-106629 adlib-term-106629 e1fb1a11-426b-3006-bf59-4126d48e87ca literal Italy Italy country Italy reference term-40136 adlib-term-40136 28e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5 steel reference term-109021 adlib-term-109021 f47aeb77-ac5c-3254-99f1-5534371cc6bb partial armour history note Mrs E.W. Stead and Mr Gilbert Stead of Dalston Hall, Cumberland reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference term-10618 adlib-term-10618 9ebc0ae1-8cf8-312b-832c-9cf44da02136 Renaissance

reference term-109021 adlib-term-109021 f47aeb77-ac5c-3254-99f1-5534371cc6bb partial armour

partial armour object SET