Helmet, Breastplate, and Backplate
D. G. V. Lochorst
ca. 1575
Medium
Steel, leather, textile (velvet, wool)
Dimensions
H. as mounted 30 1/4 in. (36.8 cm); Wt. 12 lb. 3 oz. (5529 g); helmet (a): H. 15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 12 oz. (1695 g); breastplate (b): H. 18 1/2 in. (47.0 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 9 oz. (2073 g); backplate (c): H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 14 oz. (1765 g)
Classification
Armor for Man
Culture
Flemish, possibly Antwerp
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1938
Accession Number
38.137a–c
Rights
Public Domain