Helmet, Military
Identifier:
115293
Description:
Brass Comb Morion helmet with a broad curved brim, the front forming a point and the back forming an upwards spur. There is a high comb across the center top. Attached to either side are hinged ear guards. On the left side is an attached black feather plume. Covering the edges and the top of the comb are copper colored triangles, diamonds, and rectangle designs. Across the sides of the comb are etched vine designs.;This type of helmet was used throughout the second half of the 16th century mainly by light cavalry and infantry soldiers, especially by the musketeers and archers. The more common helmets had the skull made from two plates joined by riveting and hammering overlapping edges of the comb and brims. Broad curved brims met in a point at the center front and back. The better-made and more expensive morions, the skull, comb, and brims were made of one plate even if the helmet had a fairly high comb. Unlike the comb morion, the Spanish Morion often had a backward-pointed 'spur' at the apex.
Date:
1540 – 1590
Materials:
Brass, Copper, Feather
Dimensions:
9" h 1" w 17" d
Current Location Status:
On Exhibit
Collection Tier:
Tier 2
Source:
Gift Of Baron S. Dekorsak From Major William. C. Wren
Related Entities:
Baron S. DeKorsak (donor)
William Wren Collection (donor)
