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Armored Skirt (Base)

Armorer Attributed to Konrad Seusenhofer Austrian
ca. 1510–15
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 374
The base was an imitation in steel of the cloth skirt that was sometimes worn over armor. The deep, arched cutouts in front and back allowed the wearer to sit on horseback; the close-set holes along these openings were for the attachment of textile decoration, probably fringe. The etching imitates the elaborate embroidery and cut velvet of fashionable court costume. Skirts of this type were a specialty of the imperial armor workshop in Innsbruck under the direction of Konrad Seusenhofer.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Armored Skirt (Base)
  • Armorer: Attributed to Konrad Seusenhofer (Austrian, Innsbruck, died 1517)
  • Date: ca. 1510–15
  • Geography: Innsbruck
  • Culture: Austrian, Innsbruck
  • Medium: Steel, gold
  • Dimensions: H. 20 1/8 in. (51.1 cm); W. 34 3/16 in. (86.8 cm); D. 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm); Wt. 12 lb. 14 oz. (5840 g)
  • Classification: Armor for Man
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.25.790a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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Invoice from Conrad Seusenhofer for Armor Made at the Orders of Maximilian I, Konrad Seusenhofer Austrian, Ink on paper, Austrian, Innsbruck
Returned to lender
Invoice from Conrad Seusenhofer for Armor Made at the Orders of Maximilian I
Konrad Seusenhofer
after April 6, 1504
Portions of a Boy's Costume Armor, Hans Seusenhofer Austrian, Steel, copper alloy, gold, Austrian, Innsbruck
Portions of a Boy's Costume Armor
Hans Seusenhofer
1532
Composite Armor, Jörg Wagner Austrian, Steel, Austrian, Innsbruck and Mühlau
Composite Armor
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comprehensively ca. 1485–95
Elements of a Light-Cavalry Armor, Christian Schreiner the Younger Austrian, Steel, leather, Austrian, Innsbruck or Mühlau
Elements of a Light-Cavalry Armor
Christian Schreiner the Younger
ca. 1505–10
Left Pauldron (Shoulder Defense) from a Boy's Costume Armor, Hans Seusenhofer Austrian, Steel, copper alloy, gold, Austrian, Innsbruck
Left Pauldron (Shoulder Defense) from a Boy's Costume Armor
Hans Seusenhofer
ca. 1532

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