Jousting Sallet (&lt;i&gt;Rennhut&lt;/i&gt;) Made for Louis II (1506–1526), King of Hungary and Bohemia
Object type: Jousting sallet (<i>Rennhut</i>)
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. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); D. 10 in. (25.4 cm); Wt. 9 lb. (4082 g)
Classification: Helmets
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McMillan Welch, 1929
Accession year: 1929