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Arm braces
Object Number 99-12-60/52849
Display Title Arm braces
Descriptions
Object Description Arm braces
Inventory Description Rerebraces, iron shoulder/arm plates, lined with cotton, hinged cover with buckl
Classification
  • Armor
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Indian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India
Materials Iron, Gold, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 48.6 x 11 x 11.5 cm (19 1/8 x 4 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 52849
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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