Brigandine Fragment (possibly top of shoulder)
Cultureprobably
Italian
Date1450–1470
Mediumtinned iron, fabric, leather
Dimensions17.8 × 10 cm (7 × 3 15/16 in.), 6 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.823
DescriptionSix oblong plates of tinned iron, riveted to a coarse canvas cover, with linen or cotton casing, and overlapping upward when viewed from within. Each plate is virtually flat, with rounded corners, and with a row of five iron rivets with rounded heads, along the lower edge from left to within an inch of the right. Except for the topmost lame, each plate has an additional rivet above the final rivet. The topmost has an additional row of five rivets some two-thirds up the plate. Just below this row is part of a leather strap closure for the shoulder. The cover retains an amount of its original bluish-green color.ProvenanceProbably Fortress of Xalkis (Eastern Mediterranean) (probably) National Historical Museum of Athens. Bashford Dean Purchased by John W. Higgins on 28 September 1929, as part of lot number 3, from the estate of Bashford Dean (Riverdale, NY). Price of $200.00 paid for lot included 13 items (nos. 809.1-13). Given to the Museum on 15 December 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, Janaury 2014.
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