Articulating Backplate
Culture
Southern German
Date1600–1630
Mediumsteel with modern leather and paint
Dimensions39 × 38 × 20 cm (15 3/8 × 14 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.), 6 lb 4 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings4 punched dots inside at R shoulder. Traces of white-painted letter or number inside R shoulder.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1171.3
DescriptionConsists of mainplate with 2 lumbar plates and waistplate. Plausible match for breastplate.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