Gorget
Culture
Netherlandish
Date1630–1645
Mediumsteel with gilding and later blueing
Dimensions12 × 32 × 25 cm (4 3/4 × 12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.), 1 lb, 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings4 (or 5?) triangular punch marks inside.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1161.2
DescriptionAltered, possibly restored. Consists of front and back plates of light steel. Features gilt and decorated studs as with rest of harness. Plates show traces of sketchy incised line decoration, a modern addition that may not have been completed.ProvenanceBashford Dean collection purchased by Museum on October 26, 1950 from Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (NYC), sale no. 1186. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
Southern German
about 1550
