Gorget
Culture
French
Dateprobably 1800s
Mediumsteel with modern blueing, brass, gold, and fabric with modern leather and restorations
Dimensions15 × 29 × 28 cm (5 7/8 × 11 7/16 × 11 in.), 2 lb, 10 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.18.2
DescriptionTwo-part restored gorget--metal and hammerwork are akin to that on the culet and attaching lames of the cuisses.ProvenanceComte de Belleval, sold anonymously Paris April 15-16 1872, lot 46; Frederic Spitzer (Paris); Sold in Paris 1893. Purchased by John W. Higgins on January 12, 1929 at Anderson Galleries (NY), Spitzer sale, lot 673. Given to the Museum on March 1, 1929. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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