Close Helmet of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516–1578)
Artist
Stefan Rormoser
(Austrian, active 1554–1565)
Date1554
Mediumsteel, brass, lampblack, with modern leather
Dimensions31 × 21.5 × 34 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/16 × 13 3/8 in.), 8 lb, 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings"SR' at nape of the skull.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.80.1
DescriptionConsists of 1-piece skull with low, sloping comb, with 2 nape lames; visor, upper bevor, and bevor pivoting at ears, with 2 throat lames. Visor secures with a spring-catch on a pullstring; upper bevor secures on a sliding catch; lower bevor secures on sneck-hooks. Upper bevor pierced for a reinforce; lacks breaths.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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