Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Unknown
ca. 1600 · Steel, gold, textile · Arms and Armor
This shaffron matches one of the best-preserved French armors dating from the reign of Henry IV (1589–1610). It demonstrates the French preference for completely gilt armors. A saddle, now in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris, also matches the armor.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1600
- Medium
- Steel, gold, textile
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1927
