Armour (protective wear): M.4-1946

Current Location: Gallery 31 (Armoury)

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Armour (protective wear)

Categories

Armour

Description

Miniature cuirassier's armour on stand

Notes

History note: Purchased by F.H. Cripps-Day from Bachereaux, Paris (£5).

Legal notes

Given by F.H. Cripps-Day

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1946) by Cripps-Day, Francis Henry

Note

This fine miniature shows the armour worn by troops called cuirassiers, mounted troops armed with firearms, who dominated the battlefield in the early 17th century. Miniatures like this were made in large quantities in the 19th century as either showpieces or as toys.

Components of the work

Plates composed of steel

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: brown luggage label with string tie

Text: See Connoisseur Nov or Oct 1931/French miniature/cuirassier suit of XVIIth C/on modern stand./Wood figure is XIXth c I thin. bought from Bachereau ? Paris. £5/in 1924 FHCD
Location: Tied on
Method of creation: Hand-written in blue-black ink
Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.4-1946
Primary reference Number: 18783
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 13 April 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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