Backplate, from a Cuirassier Armor for a Boy
Artist/maker unknown, Italian
Geography:
Made in Italy, Europe
Possibly made in Rome, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1605-1610Medium:
Embossed, punched, chiseled, and russetted or formerly blued iron alloy (steel) hatched with silver and gold, leather, textileDimensions:
Height (down the center): 14 15/16 inches (38 cm) Width: 17 5/8 inches (44.7 cm) Depth: 6 5/16 inches (16 cm) Weight: 3.9 lb. (1750g)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1977-167-147Credit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
Made in Italy, Europe
Possibly made in Rome, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1605-1610Medium:
Embossed, punched, chiseled, and russetted or formerly blued iron alloy (steel) hatched with silver and gold, leather, textileDimensions:
Height (down the center): 14 15/16 inches (38 cm) Width: 17 5/8 inches (44.7 cm) Depth: 6 5/16 inches (16 cm) Weight: 3.9 lb. (1750g)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 248, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
Accession Number:1977-167-147Credit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
Label:
This armor was made for a boy of about eight.
This armor was made for a boy of about eight.
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