Pauldron 1510
Flemish or Italian. The main plate of a pauldron. Large rounded rear section fitted to the backplate and accented with a spray of flutes. Outer edge reinforced with a narrow inward turn. Front fitted to the arm at the bottom and flared at the top to fit over the breastplate. An early 16th c. form which shows the development from the classic 15th c. Italian pauldron to the typical 16th c. form. This main plate would have overlapped the upper and lower plates. It is similar in construction to those on the Henry VIII silvered and engraved armour. Believed to have come from the Knights of St. John at Rhodes.
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