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Close Helmet for the Field

ca. 1525–30
Not on view
Supplanting the armet in the early sixteenth century, the close-helmet was intended for mounted use in the field and typically was constructed with a visor and bevor (lower face and chin defense) rotating on the same pivots at the sides of the bowl. Although this close-helmet apparently is Italian in origin, certain features, such as the stepped profile of the visor and the use of a separate plate to complete the lower part of the bowl at the back, recall helmets found in France and England. This example may, therefore, have been intended for export north of the Alps. (The two front collar lames and the lower rear lame are modern, as is the lifting peg of the visor.)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Close Helmet for the Field
  • Date: ca. 1525–30
  • Geography: Milan
  • Culture: Italian, Milan
  • Medium: Steel
  • Dimensions: H. 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 11 oz. (3940 g)
  • Classification: Helmets
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.25.515
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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