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German
mid-18th century
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Metal; pewter
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number32.411
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPewter

DescriptionHelmet shaped with bulbous base on splayed foot. Deep cuts in sides of neck to form broad lip and high panel to attach scroll handle. Band of stamped gadrooning around body and foot, narrow stamped band around neck. No marks.
Provenance1932, Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1883-1914) to the MFA.