Body Guard (Brigandine)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a gold-colored, sleeveless brigandine armor piece, titled "Body Guard (Brigandine)". The armor piece has a scalloped bottom edge and a round opening at the top. It appears to be made of numerous small, overlapping metal scales or plates, which are sewn onto a fabric backing. The scales are arranged in rows and are predominantly gold in color with a blue-gray hue. The background of the image is a gradient that transitions from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.