Culet
Culture
Southern German
Date1600–1630
Mediumsteel with modern leather and paint
Dimensions20 × 54 × 20 cm (7 7/8 × 21 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.), 4 lb 10 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings2 punched dots on top lame at L hip, 1 punched dot at R hip.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1171.4
DescriptionConsists of 5 plates overlapping upward. Bottom lame constructed of 2 halves. Traces of possible original lining band on lowest lame. Recessed border, horizontal incised lines across lame edges.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.
On View
Not on view
Southern German
about 1550
