Breastplate

Culture Italian

Dateabout 1600

Mediumsteel, brass and leather

Dimensions48 × 32 × 15 cm (18 7/8 × 12 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.), 4 lb 9 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Markings"B+1585" stamped at neckline. Stamped arms of Aldobrandini family at top center, see photo in digital file.

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.1168.3

DescriptionConsisting of chestplate, 2 articulating belly plates, associated waistlame, 2 articulating gussets. Formerly rough from the hammer. Coarse and heavy incised decoration, including a Maltese cross "pendant" on the chest. Coarse roping at the neck, arms, and bottom edge. 2 plugged holes on chest centerline at cross. Additional rivets at flanks.
ProvenancePurchased by Museum on November 9, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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