Backplate
Date1570–1590
Mediumblued and engraved steel with gilding, brass and modern leather
Dimensions40 × 36 × 19 cm (15 3/4 × 14 3/16 × 7 1/2 in.), 3 lb, 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1137.4
DescriptionBreast and back plates: Peascod shape, flexible gussets date ca. 1580-NLT 1600. This is virtually the same as # 3964 (Sibbert- V.2, plt. Cxcvii, p. 675) from Richards Collection; different waist lame. Also shown on pg. 26, #22 of Cimarelli. Breast and back belong, but most likely later engraved to match Stibbert design.
Back of one piece of steel, roped at neck, arms, and waistflange. Embossed for shoulders. Recessed border at neck and arms.
ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins on May 16, 1930 from Cyril Andrade, Ltd. of London, his no. 18. Given to the Museum on December 15, 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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