Jousting Armor

Daniel Tachaux

ca. 1500 and later

Jousting Armor by Daniel Tachaux

Medium

Steel, copper alloy, leather, textile, horn

Dimensions

Helmet (a); Wt. 21.5 lb. (9752 g); breastplate (c); Wt. 23 lb. (10.4 kg); tassets (e, f); Wt. of each 6 lb. (2723 g); backplate (i); Wt. 5 lb. (2268 g); rondels (o, p); Wt. of each 5 lb. (2268 g); shield (q); Wt. 6 lb. (2723 g); Wt. overall 85.5 lb. (38.78 kg)

Classification

Armor for Horse and Man

Culture

German; restorations, French, Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1904

Accession Number

04.3.291a–q, .292; etc.

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