Title: Breastplate
Object type: Breastplate
Date: ca. 1530–35
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Artist:  Valentin Siebenbürger 
Artist bio: German, Nuremberg, ca. 1510–1564, master in 1531
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Armorer
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); W. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); D. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 12.3 oz. (3070.3 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Breastplates
Credit line: John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896
Geography: Country of Origin Nuremberg   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY