Backplate
Object type: Backplate
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Leonard Heinrich|Jörg Sorg the Younger
Artist bio: American (born Germany) Munich 1900–1966 Clarksville, New Jersey|German, Augsburg, ca. 1522–1603
Artist role: Armorer|Etcher
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: ca. 1550–55; some etched decoration, possibly 19th century; lowest lame, 1932
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: H. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts-Backplates
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926
Accession year: 1926