Arms & Armour
Pair of Gothic Fan-Shaped Pauldron
Permanent ExhibitionArms & Armour
Details
- Author / creator
- Antonio Missaglia (Italian, 1416/17–1495/96)
- Object type
- Arms & armour
- Date or period
- c. 1485–1500
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 21.5 × 25.2 × 14.8 cm
- Place of origin
- Italy
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Hartley Bequest Fund, 1916
- Category
- Armour
- Armourer's / maker's marks
- Antonio MissagliaGAN (?) beneath a crown and YA beneath a split cross (twice repeated): GAN, YA, YA
About this object
When the elements that made up a suit of armor had been forged, shaped, and polished, they were inspected for fit and finish. At this stage the master armorer would use a punch to stamp each element with his maker's mark. Other associated marks might include a town or guild mark, depending on the city of origin. The set of three marks shown here are of a type known to be Milanese. The upper mark seems to show three letters beneath a crown, while the mark below, twice repeated, is a split cross with the letters inside. These probably refer to the Missaglias.
Materials and technique
Steel
Signature and marks
Antonio MissagliaGAN (?) beneath a crown and YA beneath a split cross (twice repeated): GAN, YA, YA
