Armor

Medium

Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy, textile

Dimensions

Overall Wt. approx. 47 lb. 5 oz. (21.5 kg); helmet (a): H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm); D. 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 2.15 oz. (3689 g); additional helmet (b): H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); W. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); D. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 8.3 oz. (2049.7 g); gorget (c): H. 5 15/16 (15.1 cm); W. 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm); D. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2.45 oz. (977 g); breastplate with lance rest and tace lame (d, e): H. 19 3/16 in. (48.7 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); D. 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 4.8 oz. (2857 g); right tasset (f): H. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); W. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); D. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13.15 oz. (826 g); left tasset (g): H. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); W. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); D. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4.65 oz. (1040 g); backplate (h): H. 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); W. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); D. 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 15.95 oz. (2720 g); right pauldron (i): H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); D. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 7 oz. (1106 g); left pauldron (j): H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm); D. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 12.4 oz. (1259 g); right arm defense (k): H. 17 9/16 in. (44.6 cm); W. 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm); D. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 6.6 oz. (1094 g); left arm defense (l): H. 17 7/16 in. (44.3 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 6 oz. (1077 g); right gauntlet (m): H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); D. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2.45 oz. (522 g); left gauntlet (n): H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 4.15 oz. (571 g); right cuisse (thigh defense) and knee cop (o): H. 16 7/16 (41.8 cm); W. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 3.7 oz. (1012 g); left cuisse (thigh defense) and knee cop (p): H. 16 3/16 in. (41.1 cm); W. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm); D. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 7.7 oz. (1126 g); right greave (lower leg defense) (q): H. 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); D. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 14.1 oz. (854 g); left greave (lower leg defense) (r): H. 14 9/16 in. (37 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 3.7 oz. (1012 g)

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

Italian, probably Milan

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.717a–r