Helmet, Breastplate, and Backplate
Object type: Helmet, breastplate, and backplate
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Flemish, possibly Antwerp
Artist: D. G. V. Lochorst
Artist bio: Flemish, possibly Antwerp, active ca. 1575
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: Flemish
Date: ca. 1575
Medium: Steel, leather, textile (velvet, wool)
Dimensions: H. as mounted 30 1/4 in. (36.8 cm); Wt. 12 lb. 3 oz. (5529 g); helmet (a): H. 15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 12 oz. (1695 g); breastplate (b): H. 18 1/2 in. (47.0 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 9 oz. (2073 g); backplate (c): H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 14 oz. (1765 g)
Classification: Armor for Man
Geography:  Antwerp  Antwerpen   
Credit line: Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1938
Accession year: 1938