Lobster pot helmet
Triple Bar Pot
1650-1660 (made)
1650-1660 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Triple bar pot, the skull composed of two plates joined in a raised comb. The cheekpieces and leathers are restored.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lobster pot helmet (popular title) |
| Physical description | Triple bar pot, the skull composed of two plates joined in a raised comb. The cheekpieces and leathers are restored. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Major Victor Alexander Farquharson |
| Historical context | The triple bar pot was the helmet most usually associated with English harquebus (light cavalry) armours. A large proportion known date from the period after the British Civil War (1642-1652). |
| Bibliographic reference | Austin, Charlotte, "An English Lobster-Tailed Pot", The Journal of the Antique Metalware Society, Vol. 15, June 2007, ISSN. 1359124X, pp. 48-51, ill. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.597-1927 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2004 |
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