Title: Armor for Heavy Cavalry with Matching Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Object type: Armor for heavy cavalry with matching shaffron (horse's head defense)
Date: ca. 1600
Culture: French
Medium: Steel, gold, leather, textile
Dimensions: armor: H. 57 in. (144.78 cm); Wt. 77 lb. 2 oz. (34.98 kg); shaffron: H. 22 in. (55.88 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 14 oz. (1.3 kg)
Classification: Armor for Man-3/4 Armor
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Geography: Country of Origin    France      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY