Gorget
Culture
English
Date1600–1625
MediumBlued or russetted iron with gilding
Dimensions14 × 31.8 × 26.7 cm (5 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.), 2 lb 4 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1162.2
DescriptionBlued, with a cusped front plate that suggests the piece may have been designed to be wearable independently of a cuirass. Recessed edge with remains of gilding and holes for lining rivets; traces of early lining leather riveted around the neck. Lacks the interior paint of the breastplate and tassets. There are assembly holes on both plates at the points of the shoulders.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins in July 1930 from York Galleries, Mr. Theodore Offerman, NYC. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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