Close-Helmet for the Field
Object type: Close-helmet
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, possibly Augsburg
Artist: Martin Schmidt
Artist bio: German, active ca. 1594
Artist role: Etcher
Artist nationality: German
Date: dated 1594, with later restorations
Medium: Steel, gold, brass
Dimensions: H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); D. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); Wt. 9 lb. 5 oz. (4210 g)
Classification: Helmets
Geography:  possibly Augsburg     
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Miss Harriet M. Dean, 1929
Accession year: 1929