Three Files and Case
Culture
European
Datepossibly 1500s
Mediumiron and leather
Dimensions14 × 2 cm (5 1/2 × 13/16 in.), less than 1 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.561
DescriptionThree iron files with leather case of molded leather with decoration of incised lines; the case has now empty loops for laces. One file is broken right at the tip, one near the middle; the remaining fragments may still be inside the case. Probably once had a leather cap sliding on the laces.ProvenancePurchased by Museum from Sumner Healey (NYC) on February 1, 1933, his #16. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
Southern German
about 1550
