Portions of an Armor Garniture for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565


Portions of an Armor Garniture for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus 'The Black' Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania, ca. 1555; probably repainted and shaffron eye guards restored later, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, brass, gold, paint, leather, textile (velvet), crinet plate: L. 13 7/8 in. ( cm); H. 3 7/8 in. ( cm); Wt. 9 oz. (261 g); vamplate: D. 8 1/2 in. ( cm); H. 4 7/8 in. ( cm); Diam. 13 1/8 in. ( cm); Wt. 3 lb. 3 oz. (1454 g); left pauldron: H. 8 1/2 in. ( cm); W. 12 1/2 in. ( cm); Wt. 1 lb. 10 oz. (730 g); crinet plate: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); D. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (236 g); right tasset: H. 6 in. ( cm); W. 7 3/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 1 lb. 5 oz. (587 g); left tasset: H. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. ( cm); Wt. 1 lb. 10 oz. (726 g); shaffron: H. 23 1/4 in. (59 cm); W. 13 1/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 4 lb. 8 oz. (2034 g), Armor for Horse, This crinet plate, form part of an important garniture of armor for field and tournament use made for Nikolaus 'the Black' Radziwill (1515–1565), duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, prince of the empire, and grand chancellor and marshall of Lithuania––one of the wealthiest and most important nobles in Poland and Lithuania


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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