Shot-Proof Cuirass (Breastplate and Backplate)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, gold, brass, textile, leather
Dimensions: Breastplate (a): H. 18 3/4 in. (47.5 cm); W. 12 3/4 in. (32.3 cm); D. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Wt. 15 lb. (6804 g); backplate (b): H. 16 1/2 in. (42 cm); W. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 16 lb. 8 oz. (7484.4 g)
Culture: French, Besançon
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Armor Parts-Cuirasses
Dated: early 18th century
Pixels: 1536 × 2048
SHA-256: cf4e4fd84709cebc…
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License, verbatimCC0

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Shot-Proof Cuirass (Breastplate and Backplate). early 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.