Chanfron (headpiece for a horse)
Artist/maker unknown, Italian
Geography:
Made in Italy, Europe
Possibly made in Tuscany, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1460-80Medium:
SteelDimensions:
10 9/16 × 3 1/16 × 18 5/8 inches (26.9 × 7.7 × 47.3 cm) Weight: 1 pounds 14.2 ounces, 1 pounds 14.2 ounces (855 × 855g)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1977-167-264Credit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
Made in Italy, Europe
Possibly made in Tuscany, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1460-80Medium:
SteelDimensions:
10 9/16 × 3 1/16 × 18 5/8 inches (26.9 × 7.7 × 47.3 cm) Weight: 1 pounds 14.2 ounces, 1 pounds 14.2 ounces (855 × 855g)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
* Gallery 245, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
Accession Number:1977-167-264Credit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
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The upper plate is struck three times on its right side with the maker's marks (letters AP in a circular frame forming a cross at the top) of an unknown master armorer.
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