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Backplate and Hoguine (Rump Defense) from a Costume Armor
Armorer Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)
ca. 1525
- Medium
- Steel, gold
- Classification
- Armor Parts
- Dimensions
- H. 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm); Wt. 9 lb. 11.88 oz. (4419 g); backplate: H. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm); W. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); D. 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm); D. with shoulder straps extended 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); Wt. 4 lb. (14.6 oz.…
- Culture
- German, Augsburg
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of Bashford Dean, 1924
- Rights
- Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
