Armet
ca. 1510-ca. 1520 (made)
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The helmet is of four piece construction, with a fluted skull with roped comb, hinged cheek pieces with roped lower edges, and a bellows visor pivoted at the sides. A staple pierced with an eye attached to the right cheek piece is of uncertain function. The holes across the face of the helmet and the rivets at the bottom serve as a practical purpose but their arrangement makes pattern and thus also serves as the ornament of the piece.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel, forged and riveted |
| Brief description | Armet, with fluted skull and bellows visor, probably Austria (Innsbruck), about 1510-20. |
| Physical description | The helmet is of four piece construction, with a fluted skull with roped comb, hinged cheek pieces with roped lower edges, and a bellows visor pivoted at the sides. A staple pierced with an eye attached to the right cheek piece is of uncertain function. The holes across the face of the helmet and the rivets at the bottom serve as a practical purpose but their arrangement makes pattern and thus also serves as the ornament of the piece. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from the Funds of the Farquharson Bequest |
| Object history | The holes across the face of the helmet and the rivets at the bottom serve as a practical purpose but their arrangement makes pattern and thus also serves as the ornament of the piece. |
| Historical context | The armet of the armour of Archbishop Matthaus Lang of 1511, attributed to Konrad Seusenhofer in the Vienna Waffensammlung (No. A.244), is of similar construction and proportions. Thomas, B. and Gamber, O., Die Innsbrucker Plattnerkunst. Innsbruck: 1954, Pls.28/9. Hayward, J. F., European Armour. London: 1965 |
| Bibliographic reference | Hayward, J. F., European Armour. London: 1965 |
| Other number | 3 - Hayward, European Armour |
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| Accession number | M.195-1951 |
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| Record created | March 30, 2004 |
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