Armor for Man and Horse
Unknown Artist
man's armor, ca. 1575 and later; horse armor, ca. 1560 and later
Medium
Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy, textile
Dimensions
man's armor: Wt. approx. 47 lb. 5 oz. (21.5 kg); horse armor with saddle: Wt. 87 lb. 14 oz. (39.85 kg)
Classification
Armor for Man
Culture
Italian, probably Milan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
man's armor, saddle, spurs: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913; horse armor, stirrups: Fletcher Fund, 1921
Accession Number
14.25.717a,c–r,1653,.1720; 21.139.2,.9–.10