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Helmet Liner
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Helmet Liner

Culture
Date1800s-early 1900s
Mediumtextile
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1136.1.2
DescriptionA padded and quilted lining for the helmet, 19c at earliest. See photos in digital file.
ProvenancePurchased by Museum on April 1, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for the estate of Clarence H. Mackay, dealers# A-13-109. The matching saddle plate HAM #3437 was purchased in November 1967. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Higgins Photography
Southern German
about 1525, with modern restorations
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workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
about 1590–1600
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Northern Italian
1610–1645
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German
portions early 1500s
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workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
about 1590–1600
Close Helmet for the Field
Caremolo di Modrone
about 1535–1540