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Description: | Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1450 - 1460; Classification(s): armour, 'Venetian' sallet, hammered, of deep, one-piece construction with a rounded, medially-ridged crown, a short 'tail' over the neck, and a wide, arched face-opening narrowing slightly towards the bottom; hammered, shaped, riveted; Acquisition: given by Stead, E.W. and Gilbert, 1936-01-15, Given by Mrs E.W. Stead & Mr. Gilbert Stead [M.1.5-1936]
Description: 'Venetian' sallet, for field use, later adapted to pageant use. Of deep, one-piece construction with a rounded, medially-ridged crown, a short 'tail' over the neck, and a wide, arched face-opening narrowing slightly towards the bottom. The apex of the crown is pierced with a large keyhole slot for the attachment of a crest. The base of the crown is encircled by thirteen holes for lining-rivets. Beneath them at either side are a further pair of rivet-holes for the attachment of a pair of chin-straps. A pair of rivet-holes also exist at each of the upper corners of the face-opening for the attachment of a reinforcing-strip. Three holes at the brow, two at the nape and another eight at the lower edge of the helmet have been pierced subsequent to manufacture for the attachment of applied ornament. The lower edge of the helmet and of the face-opening have been trimmed at the same time. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | 'Venetian' sallet armour Unknown | Temporal: | name=mid-15th Century; start=1450; end=1460 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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