Leather Lining to Backplate of a Korazin (torso armor)
Cultureprobably
Italy
Dateearly 1900s
Mediumleather
DimensionsMeasurements with backplate: 48 × 50 cm (18 7/8 × 19 11/16 in.), 4 lb 10 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.865.2.2
DescriptionModern leather liningProvenanceAngelo Peyron (Florence, Italy) purchased by the Museum on November 6, 1954 from Savoy Art and Auction Galleries (NYC), sale no. 450, lot no. 832. Price of $105 included HAM#s 3091.1-4 Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
Northern Italian
1550–1560