Breastplate

Culture Northern German

Date1550–1575

Mediumsteel, brass and modern leather with modern restorations

Dimensions50 × 34 × 19 cm (19 11/16 × 13 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.), 11 lb 11 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.79.1.3.1

DescriptionThere are 2 holes at each armhole for attaching the gussets. The gussets have since been detached, and the upper holes are occupied by the rivet for the modern shoulder straps for mounting. There are three large holes in the chest for attaching the bevor; these may have been redrilled and enlarged. There are 5 holes for the lancerest, 4 on the rest itself, allowing it to be mounted in 2 positions.
ProvenanceHollingworth Magniac collection (England; to 1892) Joseph Duveen (NYC and London) Oliver H.P. Belmont (NYC and Newport, RI) Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, LI). Purchased by Museum on November 9, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. Inc. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Armor was numbered #A-52/302 in the Mackay collection. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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