Unknown (Probably)
Comb morion, for infantry use. Formed in one piece with a fairly high, medial comb terminating some distance above the brow and the nape, and a downturned brim projecting forward and backward very slightly to an obtuse point. The comb is dented at the left side of its crest, a little to the front of its apex. The base of the crown is encircled by twelve modern, round-headed lining-rivets of brass. A further such rivet, probably for the attachment of a chin-strap, is located just behind the central lining-rivet at each side. Six more such rivets, possibly occupying holes for the attachment of some form of applied brow-ornament, are arranged in two columns of three at the centre of the brow between the lower end of the comb and the brim, while two more such rivets, probably occupying holes for the attachment of a plume-holder, are located at the centre of the nape at the same height.
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Depth: 27.2 cm
Height: 19.7 cm
Weight: 1.25 kg
Width: 22.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
16th Century, Mid#
Production date:
circa
AD 1550
A morion of identical form, bearing identical marks, is in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, Inv. No. IV. 490 (A.R. Duffy & W. Reid, European Armour in the Tower of London, London, 1968, pl. LXXVI). HEN.M.36-1933 represents another example of the series. A further morion of the type is in the Museo Civico L. Marzoli, Brescia, while several others are in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan.
Probably Spanish
Lining-rivets
composed of
brass (alloy)
( modern)
Parts
Hammered
: Formed in one piece with a fairly high, medial comb terminating some distance above the brow and the nape, and downturned brim projecting forward and backward very slightly to an obtuse point; hammered, shaped, riveted
Forming
Accession number: HEN.M.37-1933
Primary reference Number: 18291
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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