The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Harquebusier's Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal (reigned 1683–1706) with Buff Coat

Daniel Tachaux|Richard Holden

ca. 1683 and later; buff coat, 17th–18th century

Attribution

Helmet cheek pieces and metal plates on shoulder straps made by|Armor attributed to Daniel Tachaux|Richard Holden | French, 1857–1928, active in France and America|British, London, recorded 1658–1708

Medium

Steel, gold, leather, textile

Physical dimensions

armor (15.113.1–.5): Wt. 43 lb. 5 oz. (19.6 kg); helmet: 14 x 11 x 15 1/4 in. (35.6 x 27.9 x 38.7 cm); Wt. 9 lb. 10 oz. (4354 g); breastplate: 18 1/2 x 16 5/16 x 7 13/16 in. (47 x 41.4 x 19.8 cm); Wt. 10 lb. 14 oz. (4944 g); backplate: 17 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (44.5 x 41.3 x 21.6 cm); Wt. 11 lb. 5 oz. (5126 g); reinforcing breastplate: 17 3/8 x 16 3/16 x 6 13/16 in. (44.1 x 41.1 x 17.3 cm); Wt. 9 lb. 6 oz. (4264 g); bridle gauntlet: 5 1/2 x 19 7/16 x 6 3/4 in. (14 x 49.4 x 17.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2 oz. (953 g); buff coat (29.158.885): L. 35 in. (88.9 cm)

Credit line

Armor: Rogers Fund, 1915; buff coat: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929