The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Armor Garniture of George Clifford,... (clipped to polyvore.com)
One of the most stunning examples of 16th century armor available
to view in the United States is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art (MMA) in New York. Made in approximately 1585 for George Clifford, Third
Earl of Cumberland, it’s of steel, etched, blued and gilded and according to
the MMA website “ is the
best preserved, most extensive armor garniture from the Royal Workshops at
Greenwich,”. (Koehly, Examiner)
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