Shaffron and Crinet (Horse's Head and Neck Defenses), ca. 1480–95, with 19th century restorations

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Shaffron and Crinet (Horse's Head and Neck Defenses), ca. 1480–95, with 19th century restorations, Franco-Italian, Steel, textile, (shaffron); H. 24 7/8 in. ( cm); W 13 in. (33 cm); D. 9 1/2 in. ( cm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1918 g);(crinet); L. 33 7/8 in. ( cm.); W. 6 7/8 in. ( cm); Wt. 9 lb. 10 oz. (4360 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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