Sallet of Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519)

Title: Sallet of Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519)
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
Creator: Attributed to Lorenz Helmschmid (German, Augsburg, ca. 1445–1516)
Date: ca. 1490–95
Description: A type of helmet known as a sallet, it has a face covering that lowers over the front of the face with a mouth and chin covering pivoting from the same place. It's made of steel with a line of gilded fleur-de-lis decorations along the face shield.
Format: Steel, copper alloy, gold. H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 15.7 oz. (2261 g)
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Contributor: Rieley Lawson
Identifier: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 49.163.1a–s.
Subject: German; Sallet; Augsburg; steel; armor; arms and armor; helmets;
Source: Jpeg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11/1/2025
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23213