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The helmet is composite and was restored sometime in the nineteenth century, probably between 1850 and 1875. As part of the nineteenth century restoration, the helmet was regilded and the visor, originally from a different helmet, was altered to fit this one.
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Title: Helmet
Date: ca. 1550 and ca. 1875
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 14 oz. (2211 g)
Classification: Helmets
Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928
Object Number: 29.150.1a
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