The steel face armor of King Henry VIII in the Tower of London

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)

Date1932

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 11/16 × 9 3/8 inches (29.69 × 23.81 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.66.73

SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"

InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1932"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in black pen: "The steel face armor of King Henry VIII in the Tower of London 1932".

MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "24"

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DescriptionImage of highly decorative full face mask constructed of metal with holes made for pupils of the eyes and narrow vertical slots around the mouth opening.Provenance

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The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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