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Source Description
Horses also needed protection from the enemy's weapons. By the mid-1400s, armorers had devised a near-complete set of armor to protect the steed in battle. Together these formed a bard. The head was covered by a shaffron (from chanfrein, French for the part of a horse's head from the ears to the nostrils). Attached side plates covered the horse's cheeks. The neck was covered by a crinet, the sides by flanchards, and the hindquarters by a crupper. The peytral covered the front of the horse's chest and sides around to the saddle. The legs were left free for easy movement.
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Document identity
localId
34572
label
Shaffron
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
34572
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Shaffron
description
Horses also needed protection from the enemy's weapons. By the mid-1400s, armorers had devised a near-complete set of armor to protect the steed in battle. Together these formed a bard. The head was covered by a shaffron (from chanfrein, French for the part of a horse's head from the ears to the nostrils). Attached side plates covered the horse's cheeks. The neck was covered by a crinet, the sides by flanchards, and the hindquarters by a crupper. The peytral covered the front of the horse's chest and sides around to the saddle. The legs were left free for easy movement.
provenance
Baron de Cosson; Sir Edward Barry, bart., Ockswell Manor [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Barry Sale, Sotheby, London, July 5, 1965, lot 32; Walters Art Museum, 1965, by purchase.
date
1500-1550 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
shaffrons
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
56
height
25.2
depth
25
dimensionsRaw
22 1/16 x 9 15/16 x 9 13/16 in. (56 x 25.2 x 25 cm)
Source extras
med
steel, iron, leather, (copper alloy in modern restored areas)
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
BAR
ARM
exhibition_ids
1994
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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2e9949e405b110b0
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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d8a449368cb96bba
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no