Collection Highlights
The Game of Playing Department Store
1898
2000.715
Cardboard, wood, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Breast plate
Object name
Breast plate
Date
1900-1918
Medium
Steel, cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 16 in. ( 76.2 x 40.6 cm )
Description
Steel and cotton armor breastplate; breastplate with canvas strap fastened to inside that suspends three tasses from bottom.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of J. Mayhew Wainwright
Object Number
1946.211
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
