#tasset

[dirtysenner]

New character: Tasset (they/them) Living armor and Fi’s ex-partner. Plus Fi in a maid dress cuz I’m self-indulgent

[medievalsnippets]

Armour of the English Knight: 1440 - 1450

Source: Armour of the English Knight 1400-1450

Great Bascinet: Neckplates now quite closely shaped to the chin and throat, more closely resembling a bevor.

Cuirass: Skirts continue to shorten after 1440, especially with the introduction of the new Italianate tasset form. The english variation of the style usually includes sidetassets often of the same size as the front tassets. Hind-tasset design uncertain, but probably similar to those observed on Iberian and Italian export armour of the same period. Because of the shorter skirt, more of the mail skirt is visible, and is generally shown to be drawn down into long dags at the front, back and sides.

Pauldrons: Asymmetric fluted designs introduced, the right having either a large or small cut-out or "mouth" to accomodate couched weapons, the left fully covering the shoulder and upper arm, offering greater protection especially at the front. Arming points and underarm straps assumed to be present, although not depicted on the effegies.

Vambraces: The side-wings now take on a deeply fluted, shell-like form. Upper cannons closed with straps, lower cannons perhaps with loose-pin hinges or straps.

Gauntlets: Older hourglass form illustrated coexists with the newer type having an extended metacarpal plate.

Leg Armour: Introduction of diagonal flutes on the thigh-plates, new side-wing design to match the vambraces, and cusped uppermost poleyn lane and demi-greave.

Sabaton: Articulation lanes starting to be drawn out into points along the top of the foot. Continued and consistent use of downward lapping construction indicating use of internal leathers.

[armthearmour]

A beautifully blued and gilt pair of tassets belonging to Emperor Charles V, attributed to Kolman and Desiderius Helmschmid,

Length (each): 8.75 in/22.2 cm

Width: 9.4 in/23.8 cm

Weight: 1.1 lbs/510 g

Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1530-1540, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[ritasv]

‘Armour’ courtesy of Stephen Moss/Photosm

[ritasv]

‘Katherine Meyrick and Tom Goodwin’ courtesy of Stephen Moss/Photosm

[medievalarmor]

Imperial Faulds And Tassets - LARP Medieval Leg Armor Metallic

[ritasv]

‘Armour’ courtesy of Stephen Moss/Photosm

[ritasv]

‘Andreas Wenzel’ courtesy of Stephen Moss/Photosm