Field Armor
Artist/maker unknown, Northern Italian. Probably wrought for Sir William Herbert, First Earl of Pembroke, 1501 - 1570.
Geography:
Made in Milan, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1555Medium:
Etched and partially gilded steel; brass and leather replacedDimensions:
Height (from the comb, down the center front to the crotch): 35 1/16 inches (89 cm) Width (at shoulders, from the mid-point of one shoulder to the other): 20 7/8 inches (53 cm) Waist (external girth): 39 3/8 inches (100 cm) Depth (approximate): 15 3/4 inches (40 cm) Weight: 33.2 lb. (15.05 kg)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1977-167-12a--iCredit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
Made in Milan, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1555Medium:
Etched and partially gilded steel; brass and leather replacedDimensions:
Height (from the comb, down the center front to the crotch): 35 1/16 inches (89 cm) Width (at shoulders, from the mid-point of one shoulder to the other): 20 7/8 inches (53 cm) Waist (external girth): 39 3/8 inches (100 cm) Depth (approximate): 15 3/4 inches (40 cm) Weight: 33.2 lb. (15.05 kg)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 246, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
Accession Number:1977-167-12a--iCredit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
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This Milanese armor is from the armory of the Earls of Pembroke and was probably wrought for Sir William Herbert, First Earl of Pembroke (1501-1570).
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