# Breastplate

- By: Kunz Lochner (German, Nuremberg, 1510–1567)
- Date: ca. 1550–55
- Medium: Steel, gold
- Classification: Armor Parts-Breastplates
- Dimensions: H. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); W. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); D. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); Wt. 7 lb. 10.5 oz. (3472.8 g)
- Culture: German, Nuremberg
- Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22317)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/web-large/LC-14_25_866-007.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)