SECOND QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY
Details
The Bottom Plates From A Pair Of German Tassets
Second Quarter Of The 16th Century
Of bright steel embossed and engraved in imitation of the slashed civilian clothing of the period, each curved to the shape of the thigh, the lower edge (cracked) boldly roped and bordered by a hollow moulding between two ribs, the upper edge decoratively cusped in the centre, with domed brass rivets thoughout
5in. (12.8cm.) high (2)
Second Quarter Of The 16th Century
Of bright steel embossed and engraved in imitation of the slashed civilian clothing of the period, each curved to the shape of the thigh, the lower edge (cracked) boldly roped and bordered by a hollow moulding between two ribs, the upper edge decoratively cusped in the centre, with domed brass rivets thoughout
5in. (12.8cm.) high (2)
Provenance
F.H. Cripps-Day
Exhibited
Willmer House Museum, Farnham, 3-29 April 1962, No. 8