COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1916.1720
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
European; Central European; Austrian
Creator Name-CRT:
South Germany or Austria (Innsbruck), late 15th century
Title:
Gothic Breastplate (lower plate surmounted with fleur-de-lys)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
late 15th Century
Creation Start Date:
1466
Creation End Date:
1499
Materials and Techniques:
steel
Classification Term:
Armor
Classification Term:
Arms
Classification Term:
Arms
Dimensions:
Overall: 53.2cm x 35.21cm x 16.3cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1916.1720
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Context:
This elegantly constructed breastplate consists of two primary plates of steel fastened at center by a rivet. The lower plate is embellished with a border of embossed flutes which converge upwards and terminate in a fleur-de-lys. The pair of rivet holes in the upper right breast were to accommodate a lance rest, now lost.
Context - Place:
Innsbruck
Context - Place:
South Germany
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1916.1720.tif
