Backplate
Object type: Backplate
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Austrian, Innsbruck
Artist: Hans Prunner
Artist bio: Austrian, Innsbruck, died before 1503
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: Austrian
Date: ca. 1485–95
Medium: Steel, leather
Dimensions: H. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 15 oz. (2240 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Backplates
Geography:  Innsbruck     
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928
Accession year: 1929