Backplate
Culture
Austrian
, or
Culture
German
Date1560–1600
Mediumpainted steel with leather
Dimensions54 × 40 × 15 cm (21 1/4 × 15 3/4 × 5 7/8 in.), 6 lb 14 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings1. inside in white paint, matching frontplate. "Zs 57" inside in white paint (Zeughaus Solothurn). "41." inside in red paint (Hohenwerfen?).
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1170.3
Description9 plates lapping upward, plus culet lame, and associated culet that attaches on turning pins and keyhole slots.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins on September 28, 1929 from estate of Dr. Bashford Dean (Riverdale, NY), his number 300 in American Art Association Sale, November 23, 1928. Given to the Museum on December 15, 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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