Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509-47). Armorer: Made at the Royal Workshops at Greenwich (British, Greenwich, 1511-1640s). Culture: British, Greenwich. Designer: Design of the decoration attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98-1543 London). Dimensions: H. 73 in. (185.4 cm); Wt. 62 lb. 12 oz. (28.45 kg). Date: dated 1527.This is the earliest dated armor from the royal workshops at Greenwich, which were established in 1515 by Henry VIII (reigned 1509-47) to produce armors for himself and his court. It is also the earliest surviving Greenwich garniture, an armor made with a series of exchange and reinforcing pieces by which it could be adapted for use in battle and in different forms of the tournament. Furthermore, the overall etching and gilding place it among the most richly decorated of all Greenwich armors. The design of the decoration is attributed to the German-born Swiss artist Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), who w

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Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509-47). Armorer: Made at the Royal Workshops at Greenwich (British, Greenwich, 1511-1640s). Culture: British, Greenwich. Designer: Design of the decoration attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98-1543 London). Dimensions: H. 73 in. (185.4 cm); Wt. 62 lb. 12 oz. (28.45 kg). Date: dated 1527.This is the earliest dated armor from the royal workshops at Greenwich, which were established in 1515 by Henry VIII (reigned 1509-47) to produce armors for himself and his court. It is also the earliest surviving Greenwich garniture, an armor made with a series of exchange and reinforcing pieces by which it could be adapted for use in battle and in different forms of the tournament. Furthermore, the overall etching and gilding place it among the most richly decorated of all Greenwich armors. The design of the decoration is attributed to the German-born Swiss artist Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), who w

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