formed of twenty-six horizontally-lapping shaped plates joined by a narrow panel of riveted mail to a low-domed rondel with tapering plume-holder at its apex, a further narrow panel of matching mail carrying five curved rectangular panels at its base, fitted with rectangular face defence with pierced lower border for a mail flap (missing), a pair of two-piece pendent cheek-pieces each embossed with a triangle, mail neck-defence formed of two columns of rectangular plates joined by mail and an early padded lining (losses, small chips, areas of rust, restorations), 38.5 cm high

Provenance

Roy Elvis (1944-2022) catalogue number A56