Buckler
1630–1650
- Medium
- Wood, iron, brass, gilding, silk velvet, and silk damask
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 57.1 cm (22 1/2 in.); Diam.: 57.1 cm (22 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- shield
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
arms and armorshieldArmor
About
This buckler was intended for use with a rapier. A steel collar around the rim reinforces the plywood core from sword cuts. At the front, a raised ring around the central steel boss was designed to catch and bind the needle-like point of an opponent’s blade.