# Pair of Tassets of Emperor Charles V of Austria (1500–1558)

- By: Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)
- By: or Desiderius Helmschmid
- Date: ca. 1530–40
- Medium: Steel, gold
- Classification: Armor Parts
- Dimensions: L. of each 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. of each 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); Wt. of right tasset 1 lb. 1 oz. (482 g); Wt. of left tasset 1 lb. 2 oz. (510 g)
- Culture: German, Augsburg
- Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23085)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/web-large/DP345338.jpg
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