Body Guard (Brigandine)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Body Guard (Brigandine)

c. 1500–1525

linen; gold velvet; steel; brass
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This vest only weighs about five and a half pounds, considerably lighter than plate armor.

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