Breastplate for a Carabinier
Date1863
Mediumsteel with brass; leather; horsehair
Dimensions44 × 38 × 17 cm (17 5/16 × 14 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.), 10 lb, 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsStamped "500" at left flank exterior.
Stamped "II" at right belly interior.
Stamped "E" and "[?]" at left shoulder exterior.
Stamped "2 1 243" at left shoulder interior.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.90.2
ProvenanceEdward Hubbard Litchfield collection; auctioned by Parke-Bernet Galleries (NYC) December 5, 1951, lot no. 156; purchased by Museum from Herb Glass (Bullville, NY) on April 22, 1952. Paid $150 for lot which included HAM#s 3007.1 & 2.
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.On View
Not on view
workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
about 1590–1600
Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552