Breastplate
Artist
Giovanni dei Barini , called Negroli
(Italian, died before 1505)
Datelate 1400s
Mediumsteel and leather with modern restorations
Dimensions52 × 39 × 21 cm (20 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 8 1/4 in.), 9 lb (weight with lance rest)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsThe breastplate has the cross-keys mark attributed to dei Barini on the right shoulder; see digital file.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.740
DescriptionHeavy inward turns at neck and arms. Restored fauld and buckles.ProvenancePurchased by Museum on November 9, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Collection transfer from Higgnis Armory, Janaury 2014.
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Northern German
1540–1560
Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
