Articulating Breastplate
Culture
Southern German
Dateearly 1600s
Mediumsteel with modern leather and paint
Dimensions31 × 38 × 18 cm (12 3/16 × 14 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.), 10 lb 13 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings5 punched dots inside chest, L side.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1171.2
DescriptionConsists of chestplate, 3 belly plates overlapping upward, waistlame, gussets fitted with shoulderstrap buckles. Of heavy steel; possible pistol proofmark on R side of chest.ProvenancePurchased by Museum on November 9, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
