Close Helmet for a Harquebusier (medium cavalryman)
Culture
Netherlandish
Date1625–1630
Mediumsteel
Dimensions30 × 25 × 24.5 cm (11 13/16 × 9 13/16 × 9 5/8 in.), 4 lb 4 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings"Good 1232" inside in yellow, with date (hard to read), apparently a Grancsay mark.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1091
DescriptionTwo-piece skull. Overcleaned, otherwise in decent shape and interesting type.ProvenancePurchased at Sotheby's in March 1930. Purchased by the Museum on August 7, 1930 from H. Furmage, London, England, his no. 6. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
Netherlandish
about 1625–1650, decorated in 1700s
Southern German
about 1550
