Portions of a Field Armor
Jacob Halder (English, 1558–1608) Royal Workshops of Greenwich, England
c. 1588
On view — Gallery 239 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
During the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, some of the finest armorers worked exclusively for royal patrons in the workshops set up to meet their needs. In 1511 King Henry VIII of England established such a workshop at Greenwich Palace outside London, which produced outstanding armor for the…
Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Medium
- Steel, brass, gilding, leather, and silk velvet textile
- Dimensions
- H. (mounted with arm defenses): 61 cm (30 in.) Wt. 39 lb. 10 oz. (17.7 kg)
- Origin
- Greenwich