Portions of a Costume Armor
Object type: Portions of a costume armor
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Kolman Helmschmid
Artist bio: German, Augsburg 1471–1532
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1525
Medium: Steel, copper alloy, gold
Dimensions: H. 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm); Wt. 24 lb. 3.24 oz. (10.978 kg)
Classification: Armor for Man
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Backplate and rump: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1924; vambraces: Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness Fund, 1926; top lames of vambraces: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Accession year: 1924