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Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present

As part of a special Sunday at the Met program held in conjunction with the exhibition Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Curator in Charge, details the growth of the department after 1929, changes in the galleries, and notable acquisitions.

Dressing in Steel: Part One
(00:37:39) 690 views

Dressing in Steel: Part Two
(00:20:04) 279 views

A Visit to the Armor Galleries
(00:30:21) 4362 views

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929
(00:30:12) 227 views

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education
(00:33:09) 321 views

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present
(00:36:37) 208 views

Presentation Coin (Doppelguldiner)

Ulrich Ursentaler (Austrian (Hall) rec. 1508–35, Master of the Mint (Münz–Weister) at Hall in 1535)

Date:: 1517 (dies cut in Hall, Austria, and dated 1509)
Culture:: Dutch (Antwerp)
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: 2 2/32 in. (53 mm), Wt. 1 13/16 oz. (52 g)
Classification:: Miscellaneous
Credit Line:: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.261.14

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Inscribed: Obverse, on border, MAXIMILIANVS . DEI . GRA . ROM . IMP. SEMP. AVG. ARCHIDVX . AVSTRIE; on lower border of horse armor, HALT MAS; below horse, 1509; Reverse, on border, PLVRIVMQ . EVROPE . PROVINCIAR . REX . ET . PRINCEPS . POTENTISIM
Provenance

Ex Coll.: [Dr. Franz Ferdinand Kraus, Brunswick]
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Ulrich Ursentaler (Austrian (Hall) rec. 1508–35, Master of the Mint (Münz–Weister) at Hall in 1535)

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