Comb Morion

Culture Northern Italian , Milan or Brescia

Date1580–1590

Mediumetched and gilded steel (gilding refreshed) with brass, leather and velvet

Dimensions33.7 × 21.6 × 41.9 cm (13 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 16 1/2 in.), 3 lb 2 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.1070

Description2-piece construction. The right side has a patched section with newer etching. The lining is old, perhaps original--it is elaborately executed, and has a later velvet patch. Some condition issues, and possibly some reetching. But the decoration is distinctive.
Label TextThe decoration of the high comb includes allegorical figures of Temperance (depicted as a woman with two water pitchers) and Prudence (a woman with a mirror and snake), both appropriate qualities for a powerful nobleman.ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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