Bottom lame from a brigandine armor
Culture
Italian
Date1400-1450
Mediumiron, copper alloy
Dimensions5cm H x 36cm W x 10cm L; 11.2 oz (weight as preserved)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsUntil 1980s, retained an oblong, blue-bordered paper label that appeared to be one of those applied by Buchon to the pieces from Xalkis (Chalcis).
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.954
DescriptionRight lame from a brigandine skirt. Rectangular, asymmetrically curved plate of iron, bordered along one long edge with large-headed copper-alloy rivets.ProvenanceFortress of Xalkis (Eastern Mediterranean) (probably) National Historical Museum of Athens. Bashford Dean Purchased by John W. Higgins on September 28, 1929 from estate of Bashford Dean (Riverdale, NY), odd lot #3. Given to the Museum on January 8, 1947. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
1800s
