Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502–1559), dated 1529, probably Nuremberg, German, probably Nuremberg, Steel, copper alloy, leather, H. 22 3/8 in. (56.8 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 15 oz. (1794 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, This shaffron is decorated with narrow bands of etched foliate ornament on a blackened, dotted ground in a manner associated with armor from Nuremberg. The decoration includes the date 1529 (in the center of the nose) and a shield emblazoned with the arms of the Palatinate and Bavaria (at the muzzle), indentifying the shaffron as having been made either for Ottheinrich (1502–1559) or for his brother Philipp (1503–1548), the two of whom co-ruled as counts palatine of the Rhine
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Shaffron, Horse, Head Defense, Ottheinrich, Count Palatine, Rhine, 1502–1559, dated 1529, Nuremberg, German, Steel, copper alloy, leather, H, 22 3/8, 56.8 cm, W, 13, 33, D, 7, 17.8, Wt, 3 lb, 15 oz, 1794 g, Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, shaffron, decorated, narrow bands, etched foliate, ornament, blackened, dotted ground, manner associated, armor, decoration includes, date, center, nose, shield emblazoned, arms, Palatinate, Bavaria, muzzle, indentifying, having, brother Philipp, 1503–1548, two, whom co-ruled, counts palatine
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