Backplate for a Carabinier
Date1865
Mediumsteel with brass; leather; horsehair
Dimensions45 × 39 × 15 cm (17 11/16 × 15 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.), 6 lb,14 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsStamped "14" on left flank interior.
Stamped "2[inverted]E 616" on left shoulder interior.
Stamped "870" on left flank exterior.
Stamped "64" on strap buckle.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.90.3
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