Breastplate

Unknown

ca. 1480 · Steel · Arms and Armor

The construction follows the German fashion of three overlapping plates and may indicate that this breastplate was intended for export north of the Alps. Along the edges are traces of floral scrolls formed by punched dots, a technique of armor decoration predating the use of etching.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1480

Medium

Steel

Culture

Italian, probably Milan

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1953