Backplate
Object type: Backplate
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Mattheus Frauenpreis the Elder
Artist bio: German, Augsburg, recorded 1510–49
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1550
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 14 in. (35.6 cm); D. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm); Wt. 81.8 oz. (g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Backplates
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1936
Accession year: 1936