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Half-shaffron, for field or tournament use. Formed of a main plate and a pair of ear-defences. The main plate is medially ridged, except at the brow, and narrows to a point at its lower end which extends to just below the level of the eyes. Its sides have large semi-circular cut-outs for the eyes. The cut-outs are slightly flanged outwards above the eyes. Their lower corners are rounded and flow into the lower edge of the main plate. The cut-outs and the lower edge are decorated with an inward turn notched with pairs of transverse lines and accompanied by a recessed border. The border contains fifteen holes for lining-rivets, all now occupied by modern, round-headed brass rivets, except the central one which is vacant and has been enlarged. The centre of the brow is fitted with a modern, round-headed brass rivet occupying a hole for the attachment of a missing decorative escutcheon. The slightly convex sides of the main-plate, above the level of the eyes, are each fitted with a pair of modern, round-headed brass rivets occupying holes for the attachment of missing side-plates. The straight upper edge of the main plate is pierced at its centre with a pair of rivet-holes for the attachment of a missing poll-plate. The upper corners of the main plate are cut away in a concave curve to receive the gutter-shaped, pointed ear-defences. The ear-defences have flanged lower edges that fit within the main plate and are in each case attached to it by three modern, round-headed brass rivets. The flanges are cusped at the riveting-points. Together with the poll-plate HEN.M.159B-1933
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Depth: 11.0 cm
Height: 43.5 cm
Weight: 0.73 kg
Width: 25.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
16th Century
Circa
1550
CE
-
1560
CE
South German
The shaffron is bright with light patination overall. The surface of the metal shows evidence of delamination just to the right of centre immediately below the level of the eyes.
Rivet Caps
composed of
brass (alloy)
Border
Decoration
Main Plate
Parts
Hammered
: Formed of a medially-ridged main plate and a pair of ear-defences; hammered, shaped, riveted, with a recessed border and notched transverse lines
Patinating
Formed
Accession number: HEN.M.159A-1933
Primary reference Number: 18660
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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