Helmet, Breastplate, and Backplate

D. G. V. Lochorst

Medium: Steel, leather, textile (velvet, wool)
Dimensions: H. as mounted 30 1/4 in. (36.8 cm); Wt. 12 lb. 3 oz. (5529 g); helmet (a): H. 15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 12 oz. (1695 g); breastplate (b): H. 18 1/2 in. (47.0 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 9 oz. (2073 g); backplate (c): H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 14 oz. (1765 g)
Culture: Flemish, possibly Antwerp
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Armor for Man
Dated: ca. 1575
Pixels: 2655 × 3727
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D. G. V. Lochorst. Helmet, Breastplate, and Backplate, ca. 1575. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.