Helmet with Feather Crest (清 羽飾頭盔)

Medium

Steel, gold, silk, feathers (eagle, kingfisher), paper, turquoise, coral, pearls, fur (marten), silk, copper alloy, silver

Dimensions

Helmet (36.25.7a); H. including nape defense 20 3/4 in. (52.7 cm); H. excluding nape defense 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 9 oz. (2069.5 g)

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

Chinese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.2c–e, .7a

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