"War Hat"
Cultureperhaps
Swedish
Datemid- to late 1600s
Mediumiron
Dimensions17.8 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm (7 × 15 × 15 in.), 6 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1116
Label TextThis plain but unusual armor element follows the lines of the contemporary civilian hat. It may well have been worn by a Swedish footsoldier in the service of Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years' War.ProvenancePurchased by Museum on July 3, 1936 from Sumner Healey (NYC).
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.On View
Not on view
