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2543 - A South German black-and-white morion, ca. 1580/90
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A South German black-and-white morion, ca. 1580/90 Heavy, two-piece skullcap with a high, flanged, and laced crest. On both sides of the skullcap are two raised, embossed, tapered white stripes. Around the lower edge are circumferential lining rivets with decorative brass rosettes; the feather tuft holder at the nape is missing. A sturdy brim, tapering to a point at the lower end, with a flanged and laced edge. Near the rear tip, on one side, is the Arsenal mark “reclining D” of the Vienna Civic Armory, stamped on one side. Leather loops riveted to the sides for attaching the chin strap, with a hanging hole beneath each. Height 37 cm. An elegant, unusually tall morion design. A comparable example can be found in: “Das Wiener Bürgerliche Zeughaus,” exhibition catalog, Schalaburg Castle, 1977, fig. 45, cat. no. 551. Provenance: Bürgerliches Zeughaus in Vienna. Condition: II
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