Elements from a Garniture Made for Christian I of Saxony (1560–1591)

Armorer Anton Peffenhauser German

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Peffenhauser was among the most celebrated and long-lived armorers of Augsburg, a city famous for its armor-makers. The pieces displayed here are thought to be part of a garniture commissioned by Elector August of Saxony (1526–1586) in 1582. Because of its slender proportions, the armor is assumed to have been ordered as a present for the elector’s son, Christian (1560–1591), who later succeeded his father as archduke and elector of Saxony. These elements were intended for light cavalry or infantry use. The original garniture also included a complete armor for heavy cavalry with exchange pieces for the tournament, parts of which are still preserved in the Saxon Electoral Armory in Dresden.

Elements from a Garniture Made for Christian I of Saxony (1560–1591), Anton Peffenhauser (German, Augsburg, 1525–1603), Steel, gold, leather, brass, German, Augsburg

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Elements from a Garniture Made for Christian I of Saxony (1560–1591), Anton Peffenhauser (German, Augsburg, 1525–1603), Steel, gold, leather, brass, German, Augsburg
Elements from a Garniture Made for Christian I of Saxony (1560–1591), Anton Peffenhauser (German, Augsburg, 1525–1603), Steel, gold, leather, brass, German, Augsburg
Elements from a Garniture Made for Christian I of Saxony (1560–1591), Anton Peffenhauser (German, Augsburg, 1525–1603), Steel, gold, leather, brass, German, Augsburg
Elements from a Garniture Made for Christian I of Saxony (1560–1591), Anton Peffenhauser (German, Augsburg, 1525–1603), Steel, gold, leather, brass, German, Augsburg

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