Fauld with tassets
Culture
German
Datelate 1800s
Mediumsteel with etching and gilding, iron, brass, leather fragments and modern leather with restorations
Dimensions3 lb 2 oz (weight with tassets)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsOld painted number on interior
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.660.5
DescriptionRestored fauld of two lames, articulating on rivets. Upper lame pierced near terminals with keyhole-shaped slots. Both lames outwardly rounded, with pronounced "spring". Upper edges slightly mitered. Restored tassets of five articulated lames working on sliding rivets and leathers. Each lame has medial ridge. Etched en suite with breastplate. Terminal lames with pair of turning-pins. Bottom edge of tassets has been modified to accommodate cuisses, notably by apparent removal of decorative brass rivets. Tasset articulation has been altered, apparently converting from leathers to sliding rivets.Provenance(Possibly) Herberstein family, Eggenberg Castle (possibly) M. Bachereau (Paris) Mr. Oliver H. P. Belmont (NYC) ex-collection Mr. Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, L.I.). Purchased by the Museum through Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for the estate of Clarence H. Mackay on 1 April 1940. Their number A-14/104. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
