Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), ca. 1620, Dutch, Steel, gold, leather, H. 21 1/4 in. (54 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 5 oz. (1949 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, By the late sixteenth century, complete horse armors––rare at any period––had all but disappeared from use. Shaffrons and matching saddle plates were still occasionally made in the seventeenth century to accompany richly decorated armors for the man
Keywords:
Shaffron, Horse, Head Defense, ca, 1620, Dutch, Steel, gold, leather, H, 21 1/4, 54 cm, W, 10, 26, Wt, 4 lb, 5 oz, 1949 g, Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, late sixteenth century, complete horse, armors––rare, any period––, disappeared, Shaffrons, matching saddle, plates, occasionally, seventeenth, accompany richly, decorated, armors, man
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.