Nassau Gallery

German tournament helmet of the mid-15th century

German tournament helmet of the mid-15th century. Jousting helm with engraved foliage. From Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's collection, Signaringen Kunstkammer. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C.R. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher

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Jewel box clam, embossed horn, miter, volute

Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3, volute sea snail, Voluta musicalis 4, agate volute 5, groene zilvermond 6, Nassau shell 7, purple sunbeam, Tellina species 8, violet sunbeam, Tellina violacea 9. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved from nature by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur, Blusse and Son, Nuremberg, 1771. Date:

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Henrik Ct. Auverquerque

HENRIK NASSAU, count AUVERQUERQUE Dutch military, in service as Master of the Horse to William of Orange when he came to England. Date: 1641 - 1708

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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