Helmet for a Harquebusier (medium cavalryman)
Culture
English
Date1600s
Mediumsteel with leather fragments and paint
Dimensions17.1 × 20 × 31.8 cm (6 3/4 × 7 7/8 × 12 1/2 in.), 3 lb 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1102
ProvenancePurchased by Museum at Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (NYC) on November 25, 1953, sale no. 1473.Paid $50 for lot which included HAM#s 3037.1-3.
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.On View
Not on view
Southern German
about 1580, with modern restorations
