Cabasset

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Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

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Cabasset

c. 1490-1500

Artist/maker unknown, Spanish

The bowl of this cabasset is struck three times on its right side with what is thought to be the inspection mark of the armorers of Calatayud or Castejón de la Armas, Aragon. It was originally adorned with engraved and gilded copper alloy appliqués at the apex and around the crown and brim.

Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

Object Details

Title:

Cabasset

Date:

c. 1490-1500

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Spanish

Medium:

Steel

Dimensions:

9 1/4 × 10 1/4 × 13 3/16 inches (23.5 × 26 × 33.5 cm)

Classification:

Arms and Armor

Credit Line:

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

Accession Number:

1977-167-64

Geography:

Made in Spain, Europe Possibly made in Aragón, Spain, Europe

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Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

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