Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), ca. 1480–95; ear guards, eye guards, and plume holder, 19th century restorations

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Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), ca. 1480–95; ear guards, eye guards, and plume holder, 19th century restorations, Franco-Italian, Steel, textile, H. 24 7/8 ( cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); D. 9 1/2 in. ( cm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1918 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, This is a rare example of a late Gothic shaffron preserved with its matching crinet. The combination of the shaffron's slender, pointed shape and its radiating ridges, together with the Italian-style armorer's marks, suggests that it is a work alla tedesca (in the German fashion) by an Italian master

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