Gorget for the Bodyguard of Louis XIII
Unknown Artist
ca. 1610–17
Medium
Steel, gold
Dimensions
H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); D. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 13.5 oz. (1289.9 g)
Classification
Armor Parts-Colletins
Culture
French
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number
14.25.883a, b
Tags
Coat of Arms