Foot-Combat Armor of Prince-Elector Christian I of Saxony (reigned 1586–91)
Object type: Foot-combat armor
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Anton Peffenhauser|Jörg Sorg the Younger
Artist bio: German, Augsburg, 1525–1603|German, Augsburg, ca. 1522–1603
Artist role: Armorer|Decorator
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: 1591
Medium: Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 38 11/16 in. (98.2 cm); Wt. 46 lb. 3 oz. (20.96 kg); helmet Wt. 11 lb. 9 oz. (5245 g)
Classification: Armor for Man-1/2 Armor
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1927
Accession year: 1927