Left shoulder covering
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Left arm piece, iron, bright, consisting of a hinged shoulder plate, hinged upper arm tube, an elbow cap, and a lower arm tube. At the top of the shoulder plate is an iron buckle, below which are strips riveted over one another. On the shoulder plate are rivets holding the strips together and the leather straps on the interior of the shoulder plate. The upper arm tube consists of hinged strips riveted over one another up to the elbow tube. On the elbow tube is an oval plate protecting the side of the elbow. The lower arm tube consists of two parts attached to a hinge so that it can be opened. The interior of the shoulder plate has five strips of white leather riveted on.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
