Left Breastplate from a Brigandine

Unknown

ca. 1400–1425 · Steel, brass, textile · Arms and Armor

This breastplate retains some of its original textile covering, and it has notched stop-ribs to protect the throat and armpit areas of the wearer.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1400–1425

Medium

Steel, brass, textile

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928