. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . o the fact that it resembledthe atrocious palimpsest statue made originally for John Sobieski, Kingof Poland, and set up by Lord Mayor Vyner in honour of Charles II nearthe Royal Exchange. The close helmet consists of the skullembossed to simulate the mane and headof a lion, the hairs on the upper jaw beingdamascened with gold ; the double visor,with two horizontal slits in the upper partand a circle of sixteen holes on the rightside of the lower part; and the beaver. Thehelmet is closed by a hook and staple,and the pin on the up
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . o the fact that it resembledthe atrocious palimpsest statue made originally for John Sobieski, Kingof Poland, and set up by Lord Mayor Vyner in honour of Charles II nearthe Royal Exchange. The close helmet consists of the skullembossed to simulate the mane and headof a lion, the hairs on the upper jaw beingdamascened with gold ; the double visor,with two horizontal slits in the upper partand a circle of sixteen holes on the rightside of the lower part; and the beaver. Thehelmet is closed by a hook and staple,and the pin on the upper visor is are two neck lames in front and twoat the back. The gorget is in two parts,richly damascened, the front plate showing GORGET OF PHINCE tllAKLES (U, 89). -^ , r ..i U J f C„,^„i an eagle, one of the badges or breast has plate gussets and one articulated lower lame. From thelines of the decoration it is probable that there was a second lame originally. Figured in colour in Starkie Gardners Foreign Armour in England, CLASS II : ARMOURS. 133 The back has two articulated lower lames and a garderein of one upper part of breast and back is embossed with lions masks, griffonsand vines. The tassets are of eight lames each, and here again, from thelines of the decoration, it is evident that a lame on each side is this reason it is difficult to set up the armour on a figure as the lossof these parts brings the breast and cuisses out of true proportion. Thelance-rest is wanting. The placket is attached to the breast by hookswhich engage staples on the latter, and by a turning-pin in the is a square opening on the right side of the placket to fit over thelance-rest. The pauldrons are of six lames each, that on the left beingdeeper than that on the right. The brassards are of the usual type, withhalf bracelet elbow-cops. The gauntlets are fingered. The leg-armourconsists of cuisses, knee-cops and jambs, the lat
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