Left Toe-Cap in the Maximilian Style
Culture
Southern German
Dateabout 1530–1540
Mediumsteel and brass with gilding
Dimensions3 × 10 × 6 cm (1 3/16 × 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in.), 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.79.1.15
DescriptionFeatures excellent etched and gilded decoration. Stitching-holes around the perimeter. Brass-lined lacing holes at center top.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. Armor was numbered #A-52/302 in the Mackay collection. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
Southern German
about 1550
