Helmet in the Shape of a Cavalier's Hat

Unknown

ca. 1630–50 · Steel, gold, textile · Arms and Armor

Helmet in the Shape of a Cavalier's Hat — Unknown

Like costume armors that were in vogue a century earlier, this helmet mimics in steel a style of hat that was popular in the early to mid-seventeenth century.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1630–50
Medium
Steel, gold, textile
Culture
probably British
Department
Arms and Armor
Credit line
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929

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