. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . e brassards by turning-pins. Weight, 351b. 6oz. 45. Half-armour.—Similar to the above. The decoration consists ofMedallion Heads and Trophy Work, Engraved and Gilt. The several pieces are: peaked morion, peascod breastand back, pauldrons, brassards andelbow-cops, the latter being en-graved with a flowing acanthusdesign. The taces are of two lamesand the tassets of thirteen lameseach. The gauntlets do not belongto the suit. 46. Half-armour.—Similar tothe above but with no engraving. 47. Half-armour.—Similar to the above. The sever
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . e brassards by turning-pins. Weight, 351b. 6oz. 45. Half-armour.—Similar to the above. The decoration consists ofMedallion Heads and Trophy Work, Engraved and Gilt. The several pieces are: peaked morion, peascod breastand back, pauldrons, brassards andelbow-cops, the latter being en-graved with a flowing acanthusdesign. The taces are of two lamesand the tassets of thirteen lameseach. The gauntlets do not belongto the suit. 46. Half-armour.—Similar tothe above but with no engraving. 47. Half-armour.—Similar to the above. The several pieces arecovered with engraving, formerlygilt, showing trophies of arms,antique heads and arabesques. Thesuit consists of morion, peascodbreast and back, tassets of sevenlames and pauldrons of the samenumber of plates, brassards andbracelet elbow-cops. 48. Half-armour.—Similar tothe above. The decoration consistsof Trophies, Antique Heads andMounted Warriors. The helmet isa peaked morion, the gorget is of II, 47. two plates, back and front, and the. 120 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. breast is of pronounced peascod form. The taces are of two lames, thetassets of eleven lames each and the pauldrons ofsix lames each. The brassards are of the usualtype. 49. Half-armour, similar to the above. Thedecoration is rather more elaborate, and shows a figureof Fortune on the breast, Hercules wrestling withAntffius on the left pauldron and an armed figureon the right. In the centre of the upper part of thebreast is a shield of arms.
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