Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland
Item
- Title
- Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland
- Rights
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain
- Creator
- Jacob Hadler (1558–1608), Royal Workshops of Greenwhich
- Date
- 1586 CE
- Description
- Full suit of armor intricately decorated with the Tudor Rose and the fleur-de-lis. Gold engravings cover the armor from helmet to boots. This armor was designed for George Clifford (1558–1605) the Queen's Champion. This armor would have been used for both the field and tournaments in the later stages of jousting and equestrian chivalric sport.
- Format
- Steel, gold, leather, textile. H. 69 1/2 in.; Wt. 60 lb.
- Publisher
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Contributor
- Samuel Schumacher
- Identifier
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 32.130.6a–y; 36.98.1
- Subject
- Armor; jousting; tournament; George Clifford; Queens Champion; The Cumberland Armor
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 10/31/25. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/851637
- Item sets
- Sam collection/item set
- Site pages
- The Entertainment of Pageantry
