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Crinet (horse's neck armor)
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Crinet (horse's neck armor)

Culture
Culture
Date1550–1575
Mediumembossed, etched and gilded steel, with modern leather and restorations
Dimensions87 × 32 × 13 cm (34 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.), 6 lb 11 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.955
DescriptionFormerly associated with the HAM 2610 series. The top three lames are modern.
ProvenanceHollingworth Magniac collection (England; to 1892) Joseph Duveen (NYC and London) Oliver H.P. Belmont (NYC and Newport, RI) Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, LI) Purchased by Museum on November 9, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. Inc. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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