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Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland

Jacob Halder

1586

Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland by Jacob Halder

Medium

Steel, gold, leather, textile

Dimensions

H. 69 1/2 in. (176.5 cm); Wt. 60 lb. (27.2 kg)

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

British, Greenwich

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Munsey Fund, 1932

Accession Number

32.130.6a–y

Art Historical Context

Step into the glittering world of Elizabethan England with the *Armor Garniture of George, Third Earl of Cumberland*, crafted in 1586 by master armorer Jacob Halder at the Royal Arm in Greenwich. This magnificent steel suit, weighing a formidable 60 pounds, was made for George Clifford (1558–1605), a dashing courtier, naval adventurer, and champion tilter who served Queen Elizabeth I. Greenwich armorers like Halder were at the pinnacle of European craftsmanship, blending functional protection with opulent decoration under royal patronage, symbolizing the Tudor monarch's power and the era's chi...

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