Backplate from a Brigandine

Medium

Steel, brass, linen, textile

Dimensions

H. 8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.5 oz. (496.1 g)

Classification

Armor Parts-Backplates

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928

Accession Number

29.150.98