Two-Piece Breastplate

Culture Southern German

Datelate 1400s

Mediumsteel

Dimensions29 × 35 × 12 cm (11 7/16 × 13 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.), 3 lb 2 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.1146.2-3

DescriptionOf one piece, with squared outward turns, slight rippling at both arms. Very slight partial medial ridge. Lacing holes present at center of neck.

Interior of these components has been heavily cleaned. Some restoration and alteration, but a displayable piece. Belly-plate is likely associated.ProvenanceStadtrath Richard Zschille (Grossenhain, Saxony; to 1897)
(perhaps) Oliver H.P. Belmont (NYC and Newport, to 1911)
Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, LI; to 1939)
Purchased by Museum on November 9, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay.
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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