Half armor with heart decoration, ca. 1540–1550

Stamped Nuremberg mark, metal, leather, various repairs, old blackening and leather covering renewed

(H x W x D)123 × 58 × 45 cm

Status

on display, room 003

About the workNuremberg was a centre for the production of armour until the seventeenth century. This “lightweight armour” was commonly worn by soldiers on horseback. Due to changes in warfare, this type of half-plate armour was manufactured and exported in large quantities from the sixteenth century onwards. The helmet and leg plates were reworked at a later date, presumably due to damage or loss. A special feature of this suit is the heart motif, which served as decoration and personalisation.

AccessionAcquisition 2020

Provenance[...]; frühestens 1980 - 26.5.2020 Privatsammlung, New York; 26.5.2020 angekauft von Hermann Historica, Grasbrunn bei München, Auktion „Antike Waffen und Rüstungen aus aller Welt", Lot 1281, eingeliefert aus vorgenannter New Yorker Privatsammlung

Inventory numberP 2020-2

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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