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Kettle hat: HEN.M.52-1933

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown (Uncertain)

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Description

Kettle hat, of bronze. Formed in one piece with a rounded crown and a strongly downturned integral brim. Each side of the brim is formed with two pleats that project as cusps at its edge. The top of the crown and the front of the brim have broken away. The broken edges of the crown have been trimmed in places. Attached by three small rivets within the right side of the brim is a hinge for the attachment of a missing cheek-piece. The corresponding hinge at the left side is now only represented by its rivets.

Notes

History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.

Legal notes

J.S. Henderson Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 29.5 cm
Height: 17.5 cm
Weight: 0.96 kg
Width: 19.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart

Dating

5th Century BC-6th Century BC#
-0400 - -0600

Note

The helmet has a fine dark patina.

Components of the work

Cheek-pieces
Parts

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Forming : Formed in one piece with a rounded crown and a strongly downturned integral brim; shaped, riveted, hinged

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEN.M.52-1933
Primary reference Number: 18328
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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