Elements of an Armor Garniture
Item
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Title
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Elements of an Armor Garniture
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Rights
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, New York. Public Domain.
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Date
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1560 C.E.
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Description
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Ten separated elements of an armor garniture. The pieces that make up this garniture are a helmet, face guard with umbril, reenforcing umbril, shoulder defense, two leg defense pieces, gauntlet, and vamplate. Each piece is silver with tarnished gold decor and engraved floral motifs.
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Format
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Steel, brass, leather. H. of helmet (27.160.1) 10 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); face guard with umbril (27.160.2): 7 1/2 x 8 in. (19.1 x 20.3 cm); reinforcing buffe (27.160.3): 9 1/2 x 12 in. (24.1 x 30.5 cm); shoulder defense (27.160.4): 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm); L. of each leg defense (27.160.5, .6) 28 in. (71.1 cm); L. of gauntlet (27.160.7) 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); Diam. of vamplate (27.160.8) 10 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
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Publisher
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Contributor
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Joce Dolezal
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Identifier
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 27.160.1–.8.
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Subject
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Armor garniture; German armor; Renaissance armor.
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Source
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Jpeg file. Unknown Photographer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Digital Collection. 10/12/2023. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/34892
