Left Pauldron
Culture
German
Date1620–1640
Mediumsteel, brass and leather with gilding
Dimensions20 × 25 × 21 cm (7 7/8 × 9 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.), 2 lb 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1136.4
DescriptionConsists of mainplate with 3 lames above, 4 below. The mainplate has been cut down at the front edge.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.
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Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
