Shoulder plate of an armor with decorations
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Shoulder piece with wing, iron, bright, consisting of three plates with four riveted strips for protection of the upper arm. The cabled edges are flanged. On the wing is an ornament of a female figure holding a mirror in her left hand. She is surrounded by oval foliage with mythical creatures on both sides. On both sides of the shoulder plate two volutes with heads of figures in the center, of which the left head is no longer clearly visible. Below the flanged edges yellow copper rivets with ornaments around them. On top of the shoulder plate a leather belt, slightly turned white, with an iron buckle. At the ends of the upper arm tube a leather belt with an iron buckle. Foliage is engraved from under the buckle and runs downwards over the four strips of the arm covering. Along the edges of the four strips flanged cabled edges with yellow copper rivets attached at the ends. Ornaments applied horizontally over the strips. The inside of the shoulder plate is painted black.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description