Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot

Unknown

ca. 1640–50 · Steel, leather, textile · Arms and Armor

This helmet belongs to a series of foot-combat armors made for the Saxon court at Dresden during the reign of Prince-Elector Johann Georg I (1611–56). Numerous cuts on the left side give evidence of its active service in knightly contests. The helmet bowl retains portions of its original lining straps and cross-straps and the bevor has its chin pad of canvas stuffed with cotton.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1640–50

Medium

Steel, leather, textile

Culture

Possibly German, Dresden; or Swedish, Stockholm

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896