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Foot-Combat Armor of Prince-Elector, 1591, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy, H. 38 11/16 in. (98.2 cm); Wt. 46 lb. 3 oz. (20.96 kg); helmet Wt. 11 lb. 9 oz. (5245 g), Armor for Man-1/2 Armor, This is one of a set of twelve matching armors for use in foot combat commissioned in 1591 by Sophie of Brandenburg as a Christmas gift for her husband, Christian I (reigned 1586–91). These armors are among the last commissions of Anton Peffenhauser, the leading Augsburg armorer during the second half of the sixteenth century.
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Foot-Combat Armor of Prince-Elector, 1591, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy, H. 38 11/16 in. (98.2 cm); Wt. 46 lb. 3 oz. (20.96 kg); helmet Wt. 11 lb. 9 oz. (5245 g), Armor for Man-1/2 Armor, This is one of a set of twelve matching armors for use in foot combat commissioned in 1591 by Sophie of Brandenburg as a Christmas gift for her husband, Christian I (reigned 1586–91). These armors are among the last commissions of Anton Peffenhauser, the leading Augsburg armorer during the second half of the sixteenth century
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2536 x 3676 px | 26.7 MB
Print size:
21.5 x 31.1 cm | 8.5 x 12.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
11 • 1591 • 20.96 KG • 3 OZ • 38 11/16 • 46 LB • 5245 G • 9 • 98.2 CM • ANTON PEFFENHAUSER • ARMOR • ARMORER • ARMORS • AUGSBURG • BRANDENBURG • CHRISTIAN I • CHRISTMAS GIFT • COMMISSIONED • COPPER ALLOY • FOOT COMBAT • FOOT-COMBAT ARMOR • GERMAN • GERMANS • GOLD • GOLD, ALL • GOLDEN • GOLDSMITH • H • HELMET WT • HUSBAND • IRON AND STEEL • IRON_AND_STEEL • LAST COMMISSIONS • LEADING AUGSBURG • LEATHER • MAN-1/2 • PRINCE-ELECTOR • REIGNED 1586–91 • SECOND HALF • SET • SIXTEENTH CENTURY • SOPHIE • STEEL INDUSTRY • STEEL • TWELVE MATCHING ARMORS • WT
