Breastplate
Culture
German
, Nuremberg
Dateabout 1515–1530
Mediumsteel, leather and brass
DimensionsMeasurements with tassets: 67 × 43 × 17 cm (26 3/8 × 16 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.). 9 lb, 3 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsNuremberg mark. Double-crescent stamped inside R gusset, waistlame.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1141.3
DescriptionConsists of mainplate with gussets, heavy roped turns at neck and arms; lacing holes at center top; holes for rest. Waisplate; fauld of 4 lames; tassets of 5 lames. Everything below the top fauld lame may be associated.ProvenanceWilliam Randolph Hearst collection purchased by Museum from Parke-Bernet Galleries (NYC) on December 4, 1952, sale no. 1387, item no. 140. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530