Sallet

Unknown

late 15th century · Steel, pigment · Arms and Armor

Intended for infantrymen, sallets of this distinctive type are found in large numbers in the armory of the dukes of Medinaceli in the Museo Ejercito, Madrid. Some of them are struck with Milanese-style marks, suggesting they may have been made in Italy for export to Spain; alternately, they may have been made in Spain and marked in imitation of the more prestigious and expensive Italian originals. This example, which is unmarked, retains the fragment of an iron plume-holder(?) at the front and appears to have been painted.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 15th century

Medium

Steel, pigment

Culture

Spanish or Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929