breast-plate
- Museum number
- 1962,0203.1.a
- Description
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Breast-plate, from a child's armour, of steel, with a deep peascod and a narrow flange at the waist with four rivets for leather straps for the tassets. At either shoulder is a rivet-hole for a shoulder-strap. The main edge have plain, inward turns. The borders and a central band are decorated with rather coarse, etched decoration in imitation of Italian 'Pisan' decoration. Modern fake.
- Production date
- 19thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 34.80 centimetres
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Weight: 600 grammes
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Width: 25 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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In set with 1962,0203.1.b
Associated dates : 16thC (style).
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Object description by T. Richardson, Royal Armouries (June 2008)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1962
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1962,0203.1.a
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: AL116/88 (Royal Armouries)
