Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)

Title: Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
Creator: Made in the Royal Workshops at Greenwich (British, Greenwich, 1511–1640s).
Date: dated 1527
Description: A full suit of steel armor completely covered with gilding. Some parts of the armor have deteriorated with age, including a spot on the chest-piece, the right hand gauntlet, both sabatons, and the helmet.
Format: Steel, gold, leather, copper alloys. Overall H. 73 in. (185.4 cm); Wt. 62 lb. 12 oz. (28.45 kg); reinforcing breastplate (19.131.1h) and lance rest (19.131.1t): combined Wt. 7 lb. 5.3 oz. (3324 g); reinforcing abdominal plate (19.131.1u): Wt. 2 lb. 10.6 oz. (1206 g).
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Contributor: Rieley Lawson
Identifier: 19.131.1a–r, t–w, .2a–f, l
Subject: Jacob Halder; Greenwich; England; King Henry VIII; armor; arms and armor; steel; plate armor; gold; copper
Source: JPG file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 10/30/2025.
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