Backplate mid 17th c.
Backplate Neck drawn up to a short integral collar. Neck arm holes and waist flare rolled. Black finish over a pitted surface. Likely originally bright. There is a hole at the neck that appears to have beveled edges and mimics the shape of the James II inventory mark. These were often stamped pretty aggressively. I think that it was likely stamped very deeply on a thin piece and the mark has since been lost.
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