Armor for the Tilt
Object type: Armor for the tilt
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Anton Peffenhauser
Artist bio: German, Augsburg, 1525–1603
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1580
Medium: Steel, brass, leather
Dimensions: H. 68 3/4 in. (174.6 cm); W. at shoulders 18 in. (45.72 cm); Wt. 81 lb. (36.8 kg)
Classification: Armor for Man
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: armor: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Helen Fahnestock Hubbard, in memory of her father, Harris C. Fahnestock, 1929; left vambrace and left gauntlet: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913; mail brayette: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Accession year: 1929