Helmet Crest (Maidate and Kuwagata)
Object type: Helmet crest (maidate and kuwagata)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Gilt wood, baleen
Dimensions: 36.25.250a: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 8.7 oz. (247 g); 36.25.250b: L. 19 1/8 in. (48.6 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Wt. 2.9 oz. (81 g); 36.25.250c: L. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 2.9 oz. (81 g)
Classification: Helmet Crests
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936