Horse Equipment — 16th century
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About this collection
This collection covers 136 horse equipment objects from the 16th century, delivered across 699 images in 23 ZIP assets. Class VI encompasses the full range of horse armour and equipment — shaffrons (face defences), critters (neck armour), flanchards (flank defences), saddles, stirrups, and associated equipment that protected and adorned the war horse of the Renaissance period. The 16th century represents the apex of horse armour development.
Why it matters
Horse armour is one of the most spectacular yet underappreciated categories in any arms and armour collection — the war horse of the 16th century could be as elaborately armoured as its rider, and the craft that went into a matching garniture represents some of the finest metalwork of the Renaissance. The Royal Armouries' Class VI holdings are among the finest in any national collection.
Use cases & time to value
- Historical production design: Accurate horse armour and equipment reference for period film, game, and theatrical productions
- Equestrian history research: Study of horse armour, cavalry equipment, and horsemanship traditions
- AI training: Labelled horse equipment dataset for object-recognition models
- Publishing & editorial: Ready-to-license museum-quality imagery for equestrian history reference works
- Museum education: High-quality imagery for gallery programmes on mounted warfare
Data schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| object_number | string | Royal Armouries catalogue number (VI. prefix + sequence) |
| object_name | string | Standardised object type name as catalogued |
| class | string | VI (Horse Equipment) |
| period | string | 16th century |
| image_filename | string | Original filename as catalogued |
| image_format | string | tif, jpg, or bmp |
| width_px | integer | Image width in pixels |
| height_px | integer | Image height in pixels |
| file_size_bytes | integer | Uncompressed file size in bytes |
Collection stats
23 assets · 136 objects · 699 images · 16th century
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