Gorget
Culture
German
Date1590–1610
Mediumsteel and leather
Dimensions15.2 × 34.3 × 26.7 cm (6 × 13 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.), 2 lb 15 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.788
DescriptionFor a cavalry armor. Formerly black from the hammer. Edge bears fine roping; the roping reverses direction oddly at front right. The surface has been altered in modern times.Label TextThe gorget was a neckguard, worn under the torso armor to help distribute its weight. The body armor was worn over a jacket, which by the 1500s was typically made of leather. This gorget was once part of a suit of armor.ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
Southern German
about 1550