Breastplate
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1650 - 1654
Materials
Metal
Measurements
32.5 cm (h)34.2 cm (w)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 1429712
Summary
HARQUEBUSIER'S BREASTPLATE; With a raised neck, medial ridge and a narrow flange at the waist. The neck and arm edges have plain inward turns. At either shoulder is a mushroom-headed stud for fastening the shoulder strap. There is a shallow proof mark at the left
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped at the neck with RK and fleur-de-lis for the maker. and a very unusual mark, only part of which is visible