Backplate
Culture
German
Date1620–1640
Mediumsteel, brass and leather with gilding
Dimensions43 × 35 × 17 cm (16 15/16 × 13 3/4 × 6 11/16 in.), 5 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1136.3
DescriptionConsists of mainplate with extension plates, and riveted culet lame. There is a bolt-hole in the center of the neck for securing the helmet. There are punched alignment dots toward the top and bottom centerline outside.ProvenancePurchased by Museum on April 1, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for the estate of Clarence H. Mackay, dealers# A-13-109. The matching saddle plate HAM #3437 was purchased in November 1967. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
Southern German
about 1550
