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Conservation Status: After Treatment
Brow Reinforce from the Radziwill Armory
Conservation Status: After Treatment
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Brow Reinforce from the Radziwill Armory

Artist (Germany, 1471–1532)
Date1525–1530
Mediumetched steel and brass
Dimensions11 × 26 × 19 cm (4 5/16 × 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.), 14 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings"56" stenciled inside in red paint.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1138.1
DescriptionOne piece of steel, with etched band around the perimeter.
Label TextThis reinforcing plate from a jousting helmet is from a series of armors made for the Radziwiłł princes of Polish Lithuania. The Radziwiłłs maintained an extensive family armory for themselves and their private army. They were only one of many nobles served by Kolman Helmschmid, whose prestigious clientele included King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia (1506-26), Ferdinand I (1503-64), other princes, and members of the imperial court.ProvenanceEx-collection Princes Radziwill Bashford Dean Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, LI) Purchased by Museum on July 18, 1939 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for the estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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