Sallet

Unknown

ca. 1500–1510 · Steel, copper alloy, leather · Arms and Armor

The ventilation holes in the visor, forming an X-shape or saltire, allude to the Cross of St. Andrew, a Burgundian emblem that was adopted by the Habsburgs and used as an insignia by imperial German troops.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1500–1510

Medium

Steel, copper alloy, leather

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929