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Helm
Helm
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Helm

Culture
Date1800s
Mediumiron
Dimensions36.8 × 22.2 × 27.9 cm (14 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 11 in.), 4 lb 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings"XIII" inside in red paint; "L.1759.66" also in red paint, more finely written.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1126
DescriptionProbably a nineteenth-century forgery, based on the helm of Henry V in Westminster Abbey.
ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins on September 28, 1929 from estate of Dr. Bashford Dean (Riverdale, NY), no. 5. Given to the Museum on January 8, 1947. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Not on view
Mortuary Helmet
English
1600s
Mortuary Helmet
English
1600s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Southern German
about 1490
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
English
about 1620, modified late 1600s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Southern German
late 1400s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
English
late 1600s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
English
about 1839
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
English
1600–1625
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
English
1600–1625
Conservation Status: After Treatment
English
about 1480
Composite Stechzeug (armor for the "German Joust")
Valentin Siebenbürger
about 1480–1540