Cromwellian helmet
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1 Jan 1640 - 31 Dec 1660
Materials
Paint, Steel
Measurements
670 mm (H)
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1170506.1
Summary
Armour. Helmet. Cromwellian period. Part of a suit of Cromwellian armour arranged as a garniture comprising lobster-tail sliding metal helmet with raised ridges and perforated ear- pieces, breastplate and back-plate, all painted black.
Provenance
Amongst the chattels that, in 1978, were acquired along with Chirk Castle from Lt-Col Ririd Myddelton (1902–1988) by the National Land Fund and handed, on loan for 99 years, to the Secretary of State for Wales. In 1981 Chirk was transferred into the ownership of the National Trust.