Cabasset

Dateabout 1590

Mediumsteel

Dimensions21.6 × 24.1 × 25.4 cm (8 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 10 in.), 3 lb 3 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

MarkingsArmourer's mark at front of brim. Partial image of a struck mark, just the top half visible. See Gyngell's reference for similar mark.

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

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Object number2014.1074

DescriptionOne piece of steel. Tall almond-shaped skull with short stalk at apex. Narrow brim with turned-under edge. Row of 14 small holes around lower edge of skull. Proper left rear on brim is cracked, patched from underside of brim. A hole at extreme rear of helmet on brim. Partially struck mark at front of brim. Surface of helmet has a bright polished finish.
ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins in 1926 from Fenton & Sons (London). Price paid: $12.24. Given to the Armory on 8 January 1947. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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