Lames of Right Tasset
Culture
Italian
, or
Culture
Flemish
Date1500–1550
Mediumsteel
DimensionsMeasurements of two portions pictured: 17 × 18 cm each (6 11/16 × 7 1/16 in.), 12 oz (total weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.937.1
DescriptionPerhaps from a light "almain rivett" armor of infantry.ProvenanceAngelo Peyron (Florence, Italy) purchased by the Museum on 5 November 1954, from Savoy Art and Auction Galleries (NYC), sale no. 450, lot no. 597. Paid $45 for lot. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on viewCollections
possibly 1600–1620, altered about 1640
