Backplate 1640
One piece with integral collar. Flare at the waist. Rolls at the neck, arms and waist. Remains of stamps near the neck - IW and one less clear which is likely the CR with a crown - the Charles II mark. This mark is very unclear, but the broader crown and rounded left area is correct for the Charles II mark. IW is recorded as registered to John Wright between 1637-1647 and also seems to have been used by Joseph Whorewood between 1648 and 1678. This is described in Thom Richardson's "The London Armourers of the 17th Century." For an additional example of the IW mark see item number A-370-c.
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