Experimental Left Tasset
Culture
American
Date1918
Mediumsteel and leather
Dimensions30 × 25 cm (11 13/16 × 9 13/16 in.), 1 lb 10 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1176.8
DescriptionEach of these is of one piece, in the late “Gothic” fashion, and curving towards the groin along the inside edge which is finished in a low, unturned flange. There is a very low medial; ridge extending from mid-height of the plate to the bottom edge which is finished in a slightly flanged, blunt point.
ProvenancePurchased by the museum on 10 June 1940 from Russell Uniform Company (1600 Broadway, NYC). Previously lot #107, U.S. Army Ordnance sale, Middletown Ordnance Reserve Department (Middletown, PA), 19 December 1922. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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