Pasguard (elbow reinforce)
Culture
Northern German
Date1550–1575
Mediumsteel
Dimensions25 × 17 cm (9 13/16 × 6 11/16 in.), 8 lb 1 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.79.1.22
DescriptionOf a single piece of heavy steel, pierced for bolting to the cowter. The plate has been embossed to accommodate the shape of the lower wing of the cowter.ProvenanceHollingworth Magniac collection (England; to 1892) Joseph Duveen (NYC and London) Oliver H.P. Belmont (NYC and Newport, RI) Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, LI). Purchased by Museum on November 9, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. Inc. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Armor was numbered #A-52/302 in the Mackay collection. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Not on view
Northern German
1540–1560
