WESTERN EUROPEAN 17TH CENTURY GORGET

GORGET
Western Europe / c. 1600–1620

A high-quality officer type gorget plate used on top of a thick leather coat as a single piece of armour on the field and occasions. The shape and small details such as the roped edges suggest origin of the Netherlands or France rather than German-speaking countries.

Gorgets of a similar style can be found in the Styrian Armoury, Graz and one exquisite German example made by Hieronymus Ringler is exhibited in the Wallace Collection (A234).

Width 33 cm
Height 14 cm
Weight 900 grams

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