Helmet for a Harquebusier, ca. 1630–40, probably Greenwich, British, London or Greenwich, Steel, silver, gold, copper alloy, textile, H. 13 7/8 (35.3 cm); W. 9 3/8 (23.8 cm); D. 16 7/16 in. (41.7 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 7 oz. (2010 g), Helmets, Harquebusiers were the last type of cavalry to wear armor in England before it went out of use in the mid- to late seventeenth century. This harquebusier's helmet is rare and important for its richly engraved bands of decoration covered in silver and for the high quality of its workmanship overall
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Helmet, Harquebusier, ca, 1630–40, Greenwich, British, London, Steel, silver, gold, copper alloy, textile, H, 13 7/8, 35.3 cm, W, 9 3/8, 23.8, D, 16 7/16, 41.7, Wt, 4 lb, 7 oz, 2010 g, Helmets, Harquebusiers, last type, cavalry, wear armor, England, went out, mid, late seventeenth century, harquebusier, helmet, rare, important, richly engraved, bands, decoration covered, high quality, workmanship overall
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