Basic info

Collection

Military History

Object name

Breastplate

Object category

Armour

Description

Steel breastplate with folded edges along the sides and the neck. 32 brass studs around the edge inside an engraved line which follows the shape of the armour, there are remains of hessian type cloth tapes for attachment of a lining. There is a pronounced ridge running down the centre of the chest line with two spherical brass lugs for the attachment of shoulder straps either side of the ridge.

Production date start

1750

Production date end

1815

Period

Georgian

Regency