Armor

Unknown

ca. 1535 · Steel, leather · Arms and Armor

This is a fine late example of a fluted armor, made shortly before the style went out of fashion. It is distinguished for its unusually large proportions and impressive height. The bands of scales and the distinctive roping of the lower edge of the associated helmet and the top edge of the breastplate are features frequently found on armors from northern Germany (possibly Brunswick), a region generally not known for producing fluted armors. The leg defenses are of the same period but originally did not belong with the rest of the armor.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1535

Medium

Steel, leather

Culture

German, possibly Brunswick

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

armor: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926; helmet and left gauntlet: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1938; mail brayette: Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, 1927; mail sleeves: Rogers Fund, 1927