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Breast plate
Decorative breast plate/shield fashioned from stiff dark brown leather. Fastened to the top by a brass buckle is a leather strap to which is attached a circular brass decorative piece with a cut out wheat sheaf design. The plate/shield has six brass studs running from top to bottom and two rectangular pieces either side of the wheat sheaf. At the bottom is a prominent name plate with the maker’s name and location of his workshop.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2015.5.1
Measurements
Length
(mm): 334
Width
(mm): 305
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