Composite "Gothic" Field Armor
Culture
German
and
Culture
Austrian
Datelate 15th century
MediumSteel
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markingsthe R of the midline on the outside is a partially visible mark that bears a loose resemblance to a horse's twitch or barnacle (see Holme 1688). See the digital image.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1146
ProvenanceStadtrath Richard Zschille (Grossenhain, Saxony; to 1897)(perhaps) Oliver H.P. Belmont (NYC and Newport, to 1911)
Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, LI; to 1939)
Purchased by Museum on November 9, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay.
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
Northern German
1540–1560
