Fencing Mask with Quilted Cowl

Title: Fencing Mask with Quilted Cowl
Subject: Protective Equipment—Masks
Description: Fencing mask, possibly for the practice of single stick. The bib, padded ring around the perimeter of the face, and cowl around the neck and back of the head is made from a single piece of quilted canvas. Rim around the face is heavily padded and tied to the mask's mesh with twine.

Tighter weave of mesh on the face, looser weave for the top and back of head. On the inside of the mask, horsehair padding under suede leather on the temples and straw padding on the top of the head [conserved with a circle of muslin to prevent further deterioration]. No metal tongue; affixed to the wearer's head by a belted strap attached to the mask approximately at the ears.
Publisher: Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Extent: Max Height: 41.5 cm. Max Width: 26.7 cm. Max Depth: 30 cm. Face Mesh Circumferences (Total): Ear to Ear: 57 cm, Chin to Top: 61.5 cm. Face Mesh Circumferences (Face Only): Forehead to Chin: 36.5 cm, Temple to Temple: 29.5 cm. Mesh Openings: 5-7 mm. Mesh Wire Thickness: 1.56 mm. Bib height: 11.5 cm. Cowl Length (behind head): 14 cm. Sabre Rim thickness: 42 cm high ; 64 mm thick. Tongue Length: None ; cowl. Weight: 1447 g.
Type: Fencing mask
Identifier: 2020.07.008
Provenance: Loaned for digitization by an anonymous patron; Digitized by Benjamin Bowles; Catalogued by Benjamin Bowles