- Object type
- Arms and Armour
- Date
- Production (possible): c. 1500
- Subject(s)
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Arms and Armour
Knights Hospitaller - Dimensions
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Height x width x depth: 329 x 324 x 109mm
Weight: 48oz - Materials and technique
- Steel
- Production place
- Italy
- Related place(s)
- Rhodes
- References
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Eaves, Ian, Walter J. Karcheski Jr., and Thom Richardson. Armour from Rhodes in the Museum of the Order of St John, Clerkenwell. London: Museum of the Order of St John, 1985.
Karcheski Jr., Walter J., and Thom Richardson. The Medieval Armour from Rhodes. Leeds: Royal Armouries and Higgins Armory Museum, 2000.
Pages xi, 63, 141 and 147 - Credit line
- Gift of Sir George Wilkinson, 1960
- Catalogue number
- 2628
Breastplate
Some breastplates were made out of one solid sheet of metal, while others, like this example, were comprised of two lames. A lame is a small, thin sheet of metal which is used to create flexible and articulated armour.