Backplate from a Brigandine

Medium

Steel, brass, leather, textile (linen, wool)

Dimensions

H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26.04 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9.9 oz. (734.3 g)

Classification

Armor Parts

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

29.150.104

Rights

Public Domain