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Dressing in Armor

Join a Met expert and learn how armor is mounted and displayed in the galleries. Focus on a unique set of armor that probably belonged to King Henry VIII of England, the earliest dated armor from the royal workshops at Greenwich, which he established to produce armor for his court.


Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47), Royal Workshops at Greenwich  British, Steel, gold, leather, copper alloys, British, Greenwich
Armorer Made in the Royal Workshops at Greenwich
dated 1527
Detail of a black ceramic vessel with a shiny, burnished surface and two small raised bumps at the base of the neck.
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