Word: morions
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...steel headpiece, or morion, dates from 1575 and was worn in the state guard of Francesco de Medici, while the one of gold is a burgonet of 1550 from the Papal Guard. Both pieces represent the half century when the decoration of armor was most splendid without detracting from its defense...
Both headpieces are of course beautifully decorated. On the smooth surface of the morion in laid a surface of gilding, delicately etched, and cressed by bold strap work in black enamel. On the sides and on the comb are medallions with classical heroes...
...Soon I up to dress myself but find, it seems, only rusty old arms to wear--and these have been piled in the Tower for many years--but I to trim them and put them on but find a helmet is wanting; so I to use a morion and with certain papers paste together a beaver for it, but alas, quite undid all the morning's labor at the first test blow...