Harvard Art Museums > 1959.201.B: Breastplate or Backplate of a Char’aina (Cuirass) Armor Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Breastplate or Backplate of a Char’aina (Cuirass) (Unknown Artist) , 1959.201.B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216636. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.201.B People Unknown Artist Title Breastplate or Backplate of a Char’aina (Cuirass) Classification Armor Work Type armor Date 18th-19th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Punjab Period Mughal period Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216636 Physical Descriptions Medium Steel, gold Technique Kuftgari Dimensions 25.4 x 16.51 cm (10 x 6 1/2 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edwin L. Beckwith Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.201.B Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This plate is part of a pair with 1959.201.A. The plates, made of steel, were part of a char’aina, a type of cuirass that consists of four plates: two for the sides of the body, one for the front, and one for the back. This plate was either intended to be the breast- or backplate. It is rectangular in shape with a concave top. The center of the plate is undecorated and is surrounded by a thick border of flowers, leaves, and arabesques executed in gold false-damascening. Riveted to the plate are four steel buckles. The buckles, along with leather straps that are now missing, would have held the plates together. The buckles are decorated with patterns in gold false-damascening. The back of the plate is missing its lining. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
