Armor for a Member of the Barberini Family
Object type: Armor and spurs
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: armor, Italian, Milan; spurs, French
Date: armor, ca. 1623–30; spurs, early 17th century
Medium: Steel, gold, silver, brass, textile, leather
Dimensions: armor (26.210a–m): Wt. 34 lb. 8 oz. (15.65 kg); Wt. of helmet 5 lb. 3 oz. (2350 g); spurs (14.25.1731a, b): L. of each neck 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of each rowel box 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. of each star rowel 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. of left spur 5 lb. 4 oz. (2381 g); Wt. of right spur 5 lb. 8 oz. (2495 g)
Classification: Armor for Man-3/4 Armor
Geography:  Milan     
Credit line: 26.210a–m: George F. Baker Fund, 1926; 14.25.1731a, b: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1926