Breastplate of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
Artist
Stefan Rormoser
(Austrian, active 1554–1565)
Date1554
Mediumsteel, brass, lampblack, with modern leather
Dimensions48 × 38 × 19 cm (18 7/8 × 14 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.), 11 lb, 14 oz (weight with tassets)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsInscribed "FRANZISCKH.V.TEVFNPACH" on frontplate at L shoulder, and "FVDR" (Freiherr von dem Reich?) at corresponding point on R shoulder. The image of the Barbary Order (bearing the legend BARBARIA) is etched into the decorative band on the L side. The date 1554 appears at the belly in the central etched band; above are Teuffenbach's arms. The date also appears on lozenge medallion near R armpit of breastplate.
The initials SR are etched near top of gussets.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.80.3
DescriptionConsisting of mainplate, bellyplate, waistflange; inset gussets. Secures to backplate with hasps at the shoulders and flanks.ProvenancePurchased by Museum on September 25, 1941 from Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. (NYC). From Mackay Estate, their A-18. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 206
