"Waistcoat" Cuirass (Combined Breast and Backplates)
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Title
"Waistcoat" Cuirass (Combined Breast and Backplates)
Description
This cuirass is a specialized type of costume armor. In addition to protecting its owner's torso, it was clearly intended to simulate a civilian jacket, or doublet, with a row of buttons down the front. The two halves are hinged to a narrow backplate.
Date
1575
date QS:P571,+1575-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
Steel; brass rivets simulating buttons
Dimensions
Overall: 47.6 x 29.6 x 25.7 cm (18 3/4 x 11 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
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