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Tassets and Fauld of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
Tassets and Fauld of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
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Tassets and Fauld of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)

Artist (Austrian, active 1554–1565)
Date1554
Mediumsteel, brass, lampblack, with modern leather
Dimensions34 × 50 × 19.5 cm (13 3/8 × 19 11/16 × 7 11/16 in.), 11 lb, 14 oz (weight with breastplate)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.80.9
DescriptionConsisting of 2 fauld lames, and 4 tasset lames on each side; all overlapping upward.
ProvenancePurchased by Museum on September 25, 1941 from Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. (NYC). From Mackay Estate, their A-18. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Current Location
  • Exhibition Location  Gallery 206