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A GUN-SHIELD FROM THE ARMOURY OF HENRY VIII: DECORATIVE ODDITY OR IMPORTANT DISCOVERY?

Figure 3. Detail of the back of the gun-shield. Photography by S. Metcalf.

Figure 3. Detail of the back of the gun-shield. Photography by S. Metcalf.

Plastazote inserts were constructed to support the textiles on the damaged areas of the edge.
This allows the textile to curve round to the front of the object as originally constructed.