Detail View: The AMICA Library: Gothic Breastplate (lower plate surmounted with fleur-de-lys)

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
Rights: 
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