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Brigandine

ca. 1550
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Object Information
  • Title: Brigandine
  • Date: ca. 1550
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Etched steel with silver and gold, linen.
  • Dimensions: Left shoulder Wt 24.7 oz. (0.7 Kg); right shoulder Wt 22.9 oz. (0.65 Kg); sleeves Wt 35.3 oz. (1.00 Kg) each; backplate and breastplate Wt 105.6 oz. (3.00 Kg); tassets Wt 125.2 oz. (3.55 Kg).
  • Classification: Brigandines
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.25.1532
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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