Breastplate for a Cuirassier
Date1856
Mediumsteel and brass
Dimensions52 × 39 × 20 cm (20 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.), 9 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings74 at left side edge. "B" beneath a star, in shield-shaped recess, & crowned "M" within an oval, both atop left shoulder.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.757.1
DescriptionAssociated with WAM 2014.757.2, for cuirassier. Steel, with brass rivets. Pigeon-breasted, with wide shoulders & openings at neck & arms, which are outwardly flanged. Breastplate recurves at waist, terminating in curved flange. Domed studs on chest for shoulder plates. Lost stud at belly for waiststrap.ProvenanceArchduke Eugen's Armory, Fortress Hohenwerfen, Salzburg, Austria purchased by John W. Higgins on March 3, 1927 from Anderson Galleries (NY), their no. 668. Given to the Museum on December 26, 1946. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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