Rondel for a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)

Kaspar Riederer

ca. 1485–95 · Steel · Arms and Armor

This rondel was formerly attached to a shaffron also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 14.25.1661a). It bears the mark of Kaspar Riederer, who belonged to a small community of armorers located at Mühlau, near Innsbruck, in the Tyrol. These armorers worked extensively for Archduke Siegmund, duke of Tyrol, producing armors for the prince, his family, and aristocratic members of the ducal court.

Artist

Kaspar Riederer

Date

ca. 1485–95

Medium

Steel

Culture

Austrian, Innsbruck or Mühlau

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913