Crinet Plate Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuaniac
Object type: Crinet plate
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Artist: Kunz Lochner
Artist bio: German, Nuremberg, 1510–1567
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1555
Medium: Steel, gold, leather, textile (velvet)
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); D. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (236 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment
Geography:  Nuremberg     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914