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| Keywords: German - Visoreal Sallet - Walters 51470 - Profile.jpg A work of art and a triumph of technology the long-tailed sallet was the characteristic German war helmet of the later Middle Ages This is a superb example The flowing profile of the neck defense and mirror-like polish of the hammered tempered steel could deflect the most formidable blows The visor could be raised to provide better vision and easier breathing It would have been used with a chin guard Its weight at 4 lbs 12 oz is considerably less than that of its Italian counterpart This sallet is from the Princes of Liechtenstein collection at Vaduz between 1480 1490 Renaissance steel iron cm 25 5 22 5 39 6 accession number 51 470 497 Liechtenstein Sale American Art Association New York November 19 1926 no 232 Henry Walters Baltimore 1926 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1926 World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum Armour in the Walters Art Museum Armour of Germany German art in the Walters Art Museum 15th-century helmets Sallets | ||||
