Armor of Sir James Scudamore

Armor of Sir James Scudamore (1558–1619)



Armor of Sir James Scudamore (1558–1619)

Made under the direction of Jacob Halder (British, master armorer at the royal workshops at Greenwich, documented in England 1558–1608)
Armorer: Breastplate, backplate, and gauntlets made by Daniel Tachaux (French, 1857–1928, active in France and America) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Armor Workshop
Date:ca. 1595–96; restored and completed, 1915
Greenwich
British, Greenwich
Medium:Steel, gold, leather
H. 70 1/4 in. (178.5 cm); Wt. 50 lb. 7 oz. (22.88 kg)
Armor for Man
 Metropolitan Museum of Art

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