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Set of Japanese armor: cuirass
Set of Japanese armor: cuirass
Object Number 99-12-60/52811
Display Title Set of Japanese armor: cuirass
Descriptions
Object Description Set of Japanese armor: cuirass
Inventory Description Cuirass, lacquered plate with tiered shoulder guards and skirt, neck pad
Classification
  • Cuirass
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Japanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Materials Metal, Lacquer, Silk, Cotton, Leather, Wood, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 79 x 36.5 x 22.5 cm (31 1/8 x 14 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52811
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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