Cuirass
Object type: Cuirass
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Klingenthal, Alsace
Artist: François-Joseph Bisch|François-Xavier Bisch|Coulaux Frères, Manufacture Royale d'Armes de Klingenthal
Artist bio: French, Klingenthal, Alsace 1756–1831|French, active in Klingenthal and Boersch, Alsace 1793–1841|French, Klingenthal, Alsace 1801–1836
Artist role: Designer|Decorator|Manufactory
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: ca. 1825
Medium: Steel, gold, copper alloy, leather
Dimensions: H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); D. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); Wt. 12 lb. 2.2 oz. (5505.5 g); breastplate; H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 0.5 oz. (3642.9 g); backplate; H. 16 15/16 in. (43 cm); W. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); D. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 1.7 oz. (1862.6 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Cuirasses
Geography:  Klingenthal  Alsace   
Credit line: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Bequest, 2015
Accession year: 2015