Mounted Suit of Armor fom the Motion Picture Ben-Hur: Museum Object and Cultural History
Mounted Suit of Armor fom the Motion Picture Ben-Hur: Date made: 1926. designer: Kaufmann, Hermann J.. maker: Kaufmann, Hermann J..
The object in the museum catalogue
Props from the 1926 adventure film Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. These props include: a bronze and leather torso armor, brass helmet with a red plume, sword and scabbard, and crossed spears. Francis X. Bushman, Ramon Novarro, and May McAvoy starred in this film about a Jewish prince seeking to revenge for his wrongful imprisonment.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1926
- designer: Kaufmann, Hermann J.
- maker: Kaufmann, Hermann J.
- Object Name: Plaque
- Physical Description: bronze (overall material)
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: leather (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 49 in x 39 1/2 in x 8 in; 124.46 cm x 100.33 cm x 20.32 cm
- place made: United States: California, Los Angeles
- general subject association: Motion Pictures
- ID Number: 1983.0564.01
- accession number: 1983.0564
- catalog number: 1983.0564.01
- Credit Line: Gift of Iva M. Bushman
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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