Gorget for the Bodyguard of Louis XIII

Unknown Artist

ca. 1610–17

Gorget for the Bodyguard of Louis XIII by Unknown Artist

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

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