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Object Number 99-12-40/52856
Display Title European corselet, front
Descriptions
Inventory Description Breastplate, iron sheet with engraved floral design on front, perforated edges
Classification
  • Breastplate
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • European
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 34.4 x 36 x 24.2 cm (13 9/16 x 14 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52856
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor L. Cushing Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton

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