Morion

Date:
late 16th century
Culture:
German, Nuremberg
Medium:
Steel, etched, silvered, and painted; gilt brass; glass
Classification:
Helmets
Credit Line:
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number:
14.25.651
  • Description

    The electors of Saxony appear to have been the only German princes in the sixteenth century to outfit their bodyguards with matching equipment. Silvered morions of this type were probably worn by the officers of the bodyguards of the prince-electors of Saxony.

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