Reinforcing Plates of Armor for the Tilt

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dated 1551 · Steel · Arms and Armor

For the joust, or tilt, in the Italian fashion, the grandguard protecting the upper left chest and neck was close-fitting in contrast to the German use of a projecting tilt targe (cape-like defense for the left shoulder) screwed directly to the breastplate. The etched decoration, consisting of lush foliate scrolls and dragons on a recessed black ground, is characteristic of Innsbruck armors of the period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

dated 1551

Medium

Steel

Culture

Austrian, Innsbruck

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921