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Field Armor in Maximilian Style

c. 1510–15

Germany, possibly Augsburg

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Medium
fluted steel with leather straps
Measurements
Overall: 170.2 cm (67 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2012.38
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Location
210A Armor Court
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This armor was made to mimic the trend of pleated clothing that was popular at the time.

Description

Most of the elements of this armor were made together, forming a single suit. The lower legs contain some modern restorations. The helmet is believed to be the work of the esteemed Augsburg armorer, Lorenz Helmschmied, who was active at the Habsburg, Mantua, and Urbino courts between 1467 and his death in 1515.
A suit of polished fluted steel armor features parallel vertical ridges across the rounded helmet, breastplate, and limbs. Thin leather straps secure the torso at the shoulders and waist. A narrow horizontal slit cuts through the visor. A rectangular piece of chainmail hangs between the thighs, while the wide footwear ends in flattened toes lined with gold rivets. Layered metal plates create a ribbed, accordion-like effect across the torso, shoulders, and hips.

Field Armor in Maximilian Style

c. 1510–15

Germany, possibly Augsburg

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