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Lance Rest
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Lance Rest

Culture
Date1800s
Mediumiron
Dimensions5 × 15 cm (1 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.), 14 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1155.15
Provenance[Excluding helmet]: M. Henry (Paris, pre 1886, then joined gauntlets to harness without helmet) M. Barré (Paris?, 1886-?) Chevalier Raoul Richards (Rome, to 1890) M. V.R. Bachereau (Paris; seems to have brought helmet/armor together) George Jay Gould (NYC; part of armor) Duveen Brothers (NYC) Purchased with armour by John W. Higgins on 18 January 1928 from Duveen Brothers (their no. C3177G); Given to Armory on 21 March 1928. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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European
late 1800s–early 1900s
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Northwestern European
early 1900s
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European
about 1900
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European
early 1900s
Conservation Status: After Treatment
European
1100s–1200s
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workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
about 1590–1600
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Southern German
1550–1599
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Pompeo della Cesa
about 1590
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Northern German
1550–1575
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Southern German
about 1490