It is indeed a very decorative Victorian breastplate.
For education purpose, we could also point out the shape being somewhat wrong (way too long, wouldn't sit properly on the hips), the big brass rivets with tin (?) core, and the absence of washers behind most rivets, or, when they are present, the fact that they are round and not octagonal.
However, it being really thin isn't really indicative of a modern production, as some real armour parts were really thin (some maximilan armours for example).
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