Armor from a Small Garniture for Field and Tournament

Medium

Steel, leather, copper alloy, textile

Dimensions

Wt. approx. 56 lb. (25.4 kg); helmet (a): H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm); Wt. 7 lb. 10.15 oz. (3463 g); gorget (b): H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); D. 10 in. (25.4 cm); Wt. 2 lb. (907 g); breastplate with tassets (c): H. 26 9/16 in. (67.5 cm); W. 21 in. (53.3 cm); D. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Wt. 14 lb. 11.25 oz. (6669 g); lance rest (d): H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); D. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Wt. 10.25 oz. (291 g); backplate (e): H. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); W. 15 1/4 in. (38.8 cm); D. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 11.4 oz. (2591 g); right pauldron (f): H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); D. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2.5 oz. (978 g); right haute piece (g): H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Wt. 6.75 oz. (191 g); left pauldron (h): H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); W. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); D. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 5.1 oz. (1051 g); left haute piece (i): H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); Wt. 6.55 oz. (185 g); right arm defense (j): H. 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 11.4 oz. (1230 g); left arm defense (k): H. 18 5/16 in. (46.5 cm); W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm); D. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 9 oz. (1162 g); right gauntlet (l): H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm); D. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 5.95 oz. (622 g); left gauntlet (m): H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 3.3 oz. (547 g); right upper cuisse (n): H. 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); W. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); D. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 5.75 oz. (616 g); right lower cuisse with poleyn (knee defense) (o): H. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1 oz. (481 g); left upper cuisse (p): H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6.5 oz. (638 g); left lower cuisse with poleyn (knee defense) (q): H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); D. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.45 oz. (495 g); right greave and sabaton (r): H. 17 15/16 in. (45.6 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); D. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 12.65 oz. (1265 g); left greave and sabaton (s): H. 18 in. (45.7 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); D. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 14.15 oz. (1308 g)

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

German, Nuremberg

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. Bashford Dean, 1929

Accession Number

29.151.2a–s