EditorialRondel for a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), ca. 1485?95, Innsbruck or M?hlau, Austrian, Innsbruck or M?hlau, Steel, Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (226 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, This rondel was formerly attached to a shaffron. It bears ...
EditorialComposed Armor, ca. 1550?80, Landshut; Augsburg, German, Landshut and Augsburg; gorget, Italian, Steel, gold, leather, textile, copper alloy, Wt. 51 lb. 4 oz. (23.25 kg), Armor for Man, This armor is composed of elements from three different armors, al...
EditorialBurgonet, ca. 1550?55, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm); D. 15 in. (38.1 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 11 oz. (2126 g), Helmets, In the mid-sixteenth century, armor covered with embossed figures and ornament in the Ma...
EditorialCuirassier Armor, ca. 1610?30, Milan; Brescia, Lombardy, Italian, Milan or Brescia, Steel, gold, leather, textile, H. as mounted 54 in. (137.2 cm); Wt. 86 lb. 8 oz. (39.24 kg), Armor for Man, The construction and build of this armor are typical of a cu...
EditorialClose Helmet for a Boy, ca. 1530?40, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, leather, copper alloy, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1921 g), Helmets, The form and decoration of this helmet relate closely to...
EditorialCuirassier Armor, ca. 1610?30, Milan; Brescia, Lombardy, Italian, Milan or Brescia, Steel, gold, leather, textile, H. as mounted 54 in. (137.2 cm); Wt. 86 lb. 8 oz. (39.24 kg), Armor for Man, The construction and build of this armor are typical of a cu...
EditorialArmor, dated 1548, with later restorations, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, leather, copper alloy, textile, Wt. approx. 56 lb. (25.4 kg), Armor for Man, Kunz Lochner was one of the few Nuremberg armorers of the mid-sixteenth century to achieve an ...
EditorialClose Helmet for a Boy, ca. 1530?40, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, leather, copper alloy, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1921 g), Helmets, The form and decoration of this helmet relate closely to...
EditorialLeft Gauntlet, ca. 1485?95, Innsbruck, probably Austrian, Innsbruck, Steel, H. 14 1/2 in. (36.83 cm), Armor Parts-Gauntlets, This left gauntlet, while unmarked, is of an Innsbruck type. The armorers of Innsbruck, capital of the Austrian Tirol, thrived ...
EditorialCenter table, ca. 1780?85, Russian, Tula, Steel, silver, gilt copper, gilt brass, basswood; replaced mirror glass, 27 1/2 ? 22 ? 15 in. (69.9 ? 55.9 ? 38.1 cm), Metalwork-Steel, From 1712, when the imperial armory in the town of Tula, south of Moscow, ...
EditorialComposed Armor, ca. 1550?80, Landshut; Augsburg, German, Landshut and Augsburg; gorget, Italian, Steel, gold, leather, textile, copper alloy, Wt. 51 lb. 4 oz. (23.25 kg), Armor for Man, This armor is composed of elements from three different armors, al...
EditorialRondel for a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), ca. 1485?95, Innsbruck or M?hlau, Austrian, Innsbruck or M?hlau, Steel, Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (226 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, This rondel was formerly attached to a shaffron. It bears ...
EditorialBurgonet, ca. 1550?55, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm); D. 15 in. (38.1 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 11 oz. (2126 g), Helmets, In the mid-sixteenth century, armor covered with embossed figures and ornament in the Ma...