Production: Unknown
Pot helmet for use by a pikeman. Formed in two halves joined medially by a turn along a moderately high comb, and by a riveted overlap at the front and rear ends of a broad, downturned integral brim. The brim has a plain inward turn accompanied by a recessed border containing thirty-three round-headed lining-rivets with circular internal washers. The base of the crown is encircled by twenty-two round-headed lining-rivets. The crown is decorated around its base and to either side of its comb with pairs of incised lines. The helmet lacks its cheek-pieces.
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Depth: 44.5 cm
Height: 25.7 cm
Weight: 1.46 kg
Width: 28.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
17th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1630
English, London
Possibly one of a series made to complete a group of Dutch pikeman's cuirasses captured by the English from the French Admiral Toiras in 1627.
The helmet is bright with a light to medium patination overall.
This type of simple helmet was worn in northern Europe during the first half of the 17th century by lightly armoured infantry or foot soldiers. Originally it had two cheekpieces, hanging down on either side of the face through which a ribbon or lace was threaded and tied under the chin to hold it in place on the head. This was the type of helmet worn by the infantry in the British Civil Wars of the 1640s. It has the mark of the Armourers Company of London before 1649 – the letter A with a crown and an unknown makers mark, the letter W.
Border
Decoration
Parts
Hammered
: Formed in two halves joined medially by a turn along a moderately high comb, and by a riveted overlap at the front and rear ends of a broad, downturned integral brim; hammered, shaped, riveted, decorated with a recessed border and incised lines
Forming
Inscription present: with the crowned A mark used by the Armourers' Company of London before 1649, and a maker's mark consisting of the letter W
Accession number: HEN.M.50-1933
Primary reference Number: 18326
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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