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Backplate
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Backplate

Culture
Date1700s
Mediumiron, textile, leather, lacquer
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.711.1
DescriptionResidue from cleaning on back, much degradation of fabric components.
ProvenancePurchased by Museum from American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (NYC), Macomber sale, December 10-12, 1936 (lot 227). Paid $40 which included HAM#s 2390-2446. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
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Japanese
possibly 1500s
Higgins Photography
Japanese
late 18th–early 19th century
Higgins Photography
Japanese
late 18th–early 19th century
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Japanese
late 1700s–early 1800s
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Japanese
1700s
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workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
about 1590–1600
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workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
about 1590–1600