Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Anton Peffenhauser
Artist bio: German, Augsburg, 1525–1603
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1550
Medium: Steel, gold, brass, velvet
Dimensions: Diam. 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm)
Classification: Shields
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914