Back Plate of a Gorget

Unknown artist

Date: ca. 1650–60

Medium: Steel, silver, gold

Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)

Classification: Armor Parts-Colletins

Culture: Dutch

Themes: Battles, Horses, Men

Fletcher Fund, 1922

Date range

1625 – 1685

Largest dimension

34.3 cm

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