Breastplate
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1650
Materials
Metal
Measurements
32 cm (h)33.5 cm (w)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 1429713
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 centre.
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped at the neck with three illegible marks, probably a two-letter maker's mark, helmeted A for the Armourers Company of London, and a cross of St George for the Commonwealth. Inside with a construction serial number comprising 10 wedges.