Crinet Plate Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus 'The Black' Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania, ca. 1555; probably repainted later, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, brass, gold, paint, L. 13 7/8 in. (35.5 cm); H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (261 g), Armor for Horse, This crinet plate, along with the matching shaffron, form part of an important garniture of armor for field and tournament use made for Nikolaus 'the Black' Radziwill (1515–1565), duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, prince of the empire, and grand chancellor and marshall of Lithuania––one of the wealthiest and most important nobles in Poland and Lithuania
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