This shows how much something can be "restored," and what can happen when it is. This was originally the main plate off of a pretty nice, likely Italian export pauldron from the late 15th c. Then it rotted away and someone (likely at the Met) fixed it.
Pauldron circa 1480-1500
Main plate from a pauldron. One piece with radiating flutes in the back, parallel horizontal flutes at the top and vertical flutes on the side. The front appears to have been unfluted. Together with a modern copy made as a mate. This was in the Granscay collection, the well made mate was likely made by the armourers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The original has significant modern patches riveted inside. [inv. num. A-68]