Close-Helmet for the Field
Unknown
ca. 1620–30 · Steel, gold · Arms and Armor
The two-piece construction of the helmet bowl, the scalloped edges of the plates, and the distinctive snub-nosed profile of the visor recall French helmets of about 1620–30. The reinforcing shot-proof plates screwed to either side of the bowl, which add 3 pounds 10 ounces (1675 g) to the overall weight, are rare on close-hlemets for cuirassiers. Beneath the reinforces, the original smooth blue-black surface of the bowl is preserved.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1620–30
- Medium
- Steel, gold
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
