Cuirass with Reinforcing Breastplate
Object type: Cuirass with reinforcing breastplate
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian
Date: ca. 1625
Medium: Steel, leather
Dimensions: breastplate (14.25.796): H. 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); D. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Wt. 11 lb. 2 oz. (5046 g); backplate (14.25.797): H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); W. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 10 lb. 14 oz. (4933 g); reinforcing breastplate (14.25.817): H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 11 oz. (3941 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Breastplates
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914