Backplate from a Brigandine

Unknown

ca. 1400–1425 · Steel, brass, leather, textile (linen, wool) · Arms and Armor

This plate is extremely rare for retaining much of its original fabric covering, a red wool velvet. As part of a complete brigandine, it would have protected the area at the base of the neck and between the shoulderblades.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1400–1425

Medium

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

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928