Left Breastplates from Two Brigandines

Unknown

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

Both retain some of their original textile covering, and one (acc. no. 29.150.103) 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