page_title: Earl of Pembroke's Armour
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Earl of Pembroke's Armour / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Side View
context_page_description: The Earl of Pembroke’s Armour is one of the pieces in the Royal Ontario Museum’s European Collection. This suit of armour belonged to the Earl of Pembroke, William Herbert.
context_section_description: The armour is composed of overlapping horizontal lames of steel that are held together by internal leather straps and sliding rivets. This Italian influenced design of armour found on the breastplate and backplate is known as anima. Kirkener designed animas between 1550 and 1560. The ROM's anima is one of only three surviving animas made at Greenwich in public collections. Animas formed the core parts of armour garnitures.
  Garniture armour is a collection of interchangeable pieces which could be rearranged for various combat situations. Pembroke's armour forms what is known as a small garniture that would be used for infantry and light or heavy cavalry use.
  In addition to serving as protection for the wearer, armour is reflective fashion styles during the 1550s.  The shape of the shoulders and sides of this piece reflect the cut of the doublet worn by civilians during the reign of Mary I. The custom-made piece also reflects the physical dimensions of the Earl of Pembroke.
caption: Side view of the armour
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