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Culture
Flemish
, or
Culture
German
Dateabout 1560
Mediumsteel and leather
Dimensions30.5 × 24.1 × 35.6 cm (12 × 9 1/2 × 14 in.), 8 lb 1 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsMarked "Good SVG" in yellow on the interior--evidently a note by Grancsay. This mark is accompanied by a date, but difficult to make out--perhaps 18/12/70?
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1123
ProvenanceWilliam Randolph Hearst; handled by C. A. McGregor ("in charge of shipments for Hearst"--warehouse manager for Hearst), by 1936Sold to the Brummer Gallery, New York, May 6, 1936 [object inventory card no. N3930]
Purchased by John W. Higgins for the Higgins Armory, Worcester, MA, March 15, 1937 (HAM #2447)
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory to the Worcester Art Museum, January 2014.
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