Iron breastplate; thirty-two punched holes around periphery, two larger punched holes over breast. Right proper shoulder termination bent and partially corroded; left proper shoulder termination partially corroded. Corrosion at right proper lower edge. Length: 42 .0 cm; width: 54.0 cm. Said to be 16th century Spanish armor.
Donor:
Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Copper Mine Gulch, Bolinas Bay, Marin County
Culture or time period:
Spaniards and Spanish American
Collector:
Donald Perry
Collection date:
before 1915
Materials:
Wrought iron (iron alloy)
Object type:
archaeology
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Loans:
S1988-1989 #44: Sonoma County Museum (June 13, 1989–November 6, 1989) and S1991-1992 #33: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) (June 1, 1992–December 15, 1992)