Gorget
Culture
German
Date1620–1625
Mediumsteel with modern leather and brass
Dimensions15 × 28 × 27 cm (5 7/8 × 11 × 10 5/8 in.), 2 lb, 4 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1135.2
DescriptionConsists of front and backplates. Pairs of plugged holes in frontplate near shoulder. Lower edge of rear has been altered to create an inward cusp. Traces of incised line decoration.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins on October 3, 1929 from Cyril Andrade. London, England, his no. 12, no. 356 on invoice. Given to the Museum on December 15, 1931.Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
Southern German
about 1550
