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Armorer Kolman Helmschmid German
This is an exchange piece for the armor (now in the Armeria Reale, Turin) made for the Nuremberg patrician Wilhelm Rieter von Bocksberg (died 1541).
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Title: Left Shoulder Defense (Pauldron)
Armorer:
Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)
Date: ca. 1525
Geography: Augsburg
Culture: German, Augsburg
Medium: Steel, copper alloy, leather
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 10.4 oz. (1202 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Object Number: 14.25.828
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