Field Armor in Maximilian Style: Tassets
c. 1510–15
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Field Armor in Maximilian Style: Tassets, c. 1510–15. Germany, Augsburg(?), early 16th century. Fluted steel with leather straps; overall: 170.2 cm (67 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2012.38.d This armor was made to mimic the trend of pleated clothing that was popular at the time.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- fluted steel with leather straps
- Dimensions
- Overall: 170.2 cm (67 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 2012.38.d
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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