Backplate
Culture
German
, possibly from Saxony
Date1545–1550
Mediumsteel and leather
Dimensions43 × 37 × 13 cm (16 15/16 × 14 9/16 × 5 1/8 in.), 4 lb 1 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1173.3
DescriptionSteel, with restored leathers. Associated to frontplate. Boxed form, with wide, level neck, gently bossed for the shoulderblades, & riveted below to angular level waistplate with riveted single-lame, scalloped culet. Decorated to match breastplate, but the roped turns at neck & arms have double notches in place of the moldings. Lacing holes at top center. At sides of waistlame is set of waiststraps, 1 with D-shaped tongued buckle & modern metal retainer.ProvenancePurchased by Museum on July 18, 1939 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Paid $500 for suit. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
