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Cuirass
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Cuirass

Culture Indian
Datelate 1700s–early 1800s
Mediumsteel
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineMuseum purchase through the Higgins Collection Acquisitions Fund and Eliza S. Paine Fund
Object number2021.69.4
DescriptionPlate metal in four sections surrounding the chest.
On View
On view
Current Location
  • Exhibition Location   Gallery 2202
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Cuirass for heavy cavalry use, with associated gorget
Northern Italian
about 1530
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Top (Helmet)
Central Indian
1700s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Close helmet, gorget and cuirass
Northern Italian
portions 1500s, assembled and decorated in 1800s
Breastplate from a Siege Cuirass
Breastplate from a Siege Cuirass
German
1590–1600
Siege Cuirass
Siege Cuirass
German
1590–1600
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Mail, Plate and Lamellar Torso Armor
Indian
late 1700s-early 1800s
Breastplate
Breastplate
Indian
1600s
Torso armor
Torso armor
Indian
1600s
Articulated shotproof cuirass
Articulated shotproof cuirass
Austrian
early 1600s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Mail Shirt
Northern Indian
possibly 1700s
Saddle Axe (tabarzin)
Saddle Axe (tabarzin)
Northern Indian
early 1800s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Close Helmet for Heavy and Medium Cavalry Use, decorated with etched bands and borders
Southern German
about 1550