Armour (Class II) — 16th century — 1510s
About this product
About this collection
This collection covers 69 armour objects from the 1510s, delivered across 753 images in 10 ZIP assets. The 1510s represents the apex of European plate armour — the period of the maximilian style in Germany, the finest Italian armouries, and the elaborate field and tournament armours produced for the courts of Henry VIII, Francis I, and the Holy Roman Emperor. The Royal Armouries' Class II holdings from this decade are among the most significant in any national collection.
Why it matters
The 1510s produced some of the most extraordinary objects in the history of human craft — armours like the Royal Armouries' garniture made for Henry VIII are internationally significant works of art as well as weapons. The high image-to-object ratio in this collection reflects the complexity and visual richness of early Tudor armour, which rewards close multi-angle documentation.
Use cases & time to value
- Historical production design: Accurate armour reference for period-specific film, game, and theatrical productions
- Arms and armour scholarship: Comparative morphological and technical study of plate armour development
- AI training for historical objects: Labelled armour dataset for object-recognition and period-classification models
- Museum interpretation and education: High-quality imagery for galleries, textbooks, and public programmes
- Auction and provenance research: Museum-quality documentation supporting valuation and attribution
Data schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| object_number | string | Royal Armouries catalogue number (II. prefix + sequence) |
| object_name | string | Standardised object type name as catalogued |
| class | string | II (Armour — Body Armour) |
| period | string | 16th century — 1510s |
| image_filename | string | Original filename as catalogued by the museum |
| image_format | string | tif (archival high-res), jpg (catalogue), or bmp (legacy) |
| 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
10 assets · 69 objects · 753 images · 16th century — 1510s
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