‡A NORTH ITALIAN BACKPLATE, CIRCA 1580
‡A NORTH ITALIAN BACKPLATE, CIRCA 1580 formed of a main plate flanged outwards at its lower edge, fitted at the shoulders with later buckles for straps and at the waist with a belt, the main edges decorated with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders 38.0 cm; 15 in high Provenance From an armour formerly in the Whawell collection, sold 19th April 1926. George F. Harding Jr., Chicago Transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982, Acc. No. 1982.2392
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‡A NORTH ITALIAN BACKPLATE, CIRCA 1580 formed of a main plate flanged outwards at its lower edge, fitted at the shoulders with later buckles for straps and at the waist with a belt, the main edges decorated with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders 38.0 cm; 15 in high Provenance From an armour formerly in the Whawell collection, sold 19th April 1926. George F. Harding Jr., Chicago Transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982, Acc. No. 1982.2392
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