1. Home
  2. Collections
  3. Search the Collection
  4. Reproduction Thirty Years War Cavalryman's Armor: Gorget and Pauldrons

Reproduction Thirty Years War Cavalryman's Armor: Gorget and Pauldrons

1913.09.0003F

Thumbnail of Reproduction Thirty Years War Cavalryman

Detailed Images

Basic Information

Artifact Identification Reproduction Thirty Years War Cavalryman's Armor: Gorget and Pauldrons   (1913.09.0003F)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Science & Technology T&E
    2. :
  2. Armaments
    3. :
  3. Body Armor
Artist/Maker Ernst Schmidt, maker of reproductions of arms and armor. This item was purchased from Ernst Schmidt and can thus be assumed to be a reproduction.
Geographic Location
Period Thirty Years War
Date Early 17th century
Culture German? French?

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 79 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 27 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) 15.5 cm
Weight 3301 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Metal--Steel, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales
Manufacturing Processes Forging, Forming, Chased, Riveting

Research Remarks

Description

Photo of item appears in the catalog from Ernst Schmidt, republished by Mowbray in Arms and Armor from the Atelier of Ernest Schmidt, Munich. Page 111, Plate 68.
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Mowbray, E. Andrew, Arms and Armor from the Atelier of Ernest Schmidt, Munich; Providene, Rhode Island, 1967.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction Yes, Reproduction made in 1913.

Contact

All information about our collection is constantly reviewed and updated. Please contact Dery Martínez-Bonilla, Registrar, if there is any information you are looking for that isn't currently online.