Gorget
Object type: Gorget
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian
Date: ca. 1580; embossed decoration, probably 18th–19th century
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: frontplate: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 11 in (27.9 cm); backplate: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts-Colletins, Parts
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Accession year: 1929