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This collar plate belongs to a helmet (now in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris) that was made for the future Henry III of France (reigned 1574–89). The grotesque decoration in low relief is similar to that on the armor of Henry II of France also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 39.121a–n).
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Title: Collar Plate for a Helmet of Henry III of France (1551–1589)
Date: ca. 1570
Geography: probably Paris
Culture: French, probably Paris
Medium: Steel, copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15 cm); W. 10 1/4 (25.9 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 5.5 oz. (155.9 g)
Classification: Helmets Parts
Credit Line: Gift of Prescott R. Andrews Jr., 1999
Accession Number: 1999.448
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