Caption

Old Polish helmet excavated near Kalisz in 1866; drawing by Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884. Subject: militaria — army, helmets, armor, knights' armor; archaeological excavation at Kalisz Greater Poland Voivodeship. Media: drawing on paper glued across the entire surface to paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with the upper edge to gray cardboard. Date: 1866. Type: drawing. Dimensions — card: height 15.6 cm, width 29.7 cm; cardboard: height 25.8 cm, width 35.7 cm., The image shows a watercolor illustration of three conical metal helmets displayed side by side with a few detached small metal pieces above the left helmet; the helmets have rounded cone shapes with narrow cylindrical tops and decorative metal edging and rivets. The visible colors include shades of brown, gray, bronze, gold, ochre, and muted green with darker gray shadows and lighter highlights; the metal surfaces show mottled patches of these colors. The helmets feature decorative elements in a gold-bronze tone, a few small round rivets in darker brown, and patterned trim along the bases; one helmet has a tuft of pale gray or white material emerging from its top. The background is a pale off-white or cream color and the overall composition resembles a careful study or catalog-style arrangement.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_023

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Rights managed

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34.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.8in x 8.5in / 4748 x 2538 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old Polish helmet excavated near Kalisz 1866 drawing Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 Subject militaria army helmets armor knights archaeological excavation Kalisz Greater Poland Voivodeship Media paper glued across entire surface dimensions upper edge gray cardboard Date Type Dimensions card height 15.6 cm width 29.7 cm cardboard 25.8 cm width 35.7 cm image watercolor illustration three conical metal helmets displayed side detached small metal pieces left helmet rounded cone shapes narrow cylindrical tops decorative metal edging rivets visible colors include shades brown gray bronze gold ochre muted green darker gray shadows lighter highlights metal surfaces mottled patches colors feature decorative elements gold-bronze tone small round rivets darker brown patterned trim bases tuft pale gray white material emerging top background pale off-white cream color composition resembles careful study catalog-style arrangement.