Collar Plate for a Helmet of Henry III of France (1551–1589)

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ca. 1570 · Steel, copper alloy · Arms and Armor

This collar plate belongs to a helmet (now in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris) that was made for the future Henry III of France (reigned 1574–89). The grotesque decoration in low relief is similar to that on the armor of Henry II of France also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 39.121a–n).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1570

Medium

Steel, copper alloy

Culture

French, probably Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Prescott R. Andrews Jr., 1999