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Set of Japanese armor: backplate
Set of Japanese armor: backplate
Object Number 99-12-60/52812.4
Display Title Set of Japanese armor: backplate
Descriptions
Object Description Set of Japanese armor: backplate
Inventory Description Backplate, lacquered wood, cloth ties, gold antler design
Classification
  • Backplate
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Japanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Materials Wood, Lacquer, Cotton, Paint, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 39 x 14.5 cm (23 5/8 x 15 3/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52812
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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