notjustanarmor: A piece from the Higgin’s Armory before it closed. This piece is now located a
notjustanarmor:A piece from the Higgin’s Armory before it closed. This piece is now located at the Worcester Art Museum.Field armor from a GarniturePompeo della Cesa (Milan, about 1537-1610) about 1590steel, iron, brass, silver, leather, and fabric47 lb 15 oz (weight)The John Woodman Higgins Collection2014.112As displayed, this armor is for the field of battle, but with the substitution of various “pieces of exchange,” it could be used in the joust or sporting foot combat.Of the exchange pieces to this harness, only one spaudler (shoulder defense) and portions of its mate, are known, preserved in the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy -- source link