Lame for Right Tasset (thigh guard)
Culture
Italian
, perhaps Milan
Date1510–1515
Mediumsteel
Dimensions10.2 × 24.2 cm (4 × 9 1/2 in.), 6 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.907
DescriptionSteel. Topmost lame of right tasset. Convexly shaped to the body, & of generally trapezoidal form. Lower left (inner) corner is cut away to form arch of fork, & is hollow-flanged. Upper edge of plate is plain, & outwardly turned. This is bordered below with wide, shallow band, slightly raised at its basal edge. Narrow, but pronounced medial ridge extends from this point down face of plate. Top & side edges are punched with holes for now-lost buckles & rivets. Comparisons with intact examples suggest that the complete tasset was of three lames, slightly tapering in size, producing a pointed or slightly rounded trapezoidal form, similar to the previous "late Gothic" types of single plate construction.ProvenancePossibly from Rhodes hoards; Bachereau at Paris; Dr. Bashford Dean (Riverdale, NY). Purchased by John W. Higgins on 28 September 1929, as "Odd lot 3", from the Estate of Bashford Dean. Price Paid for lot ($40.00) , including #928, 929, and 1671. Given to Armory on 8 January 1947. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Desiderius Helmschmid
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