Left and Right Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Unknown Artist
ca. 1450
Medium
Steel
Dimensions
Poleyn (a); H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Wt. 11.7 oz. (331.7 g); poleyn (b); H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); D. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Wt. 13.4 oz. (379.9 g)
Classification
Armor Parts-Knee Defenses
Culture
Italian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Accession Number
29.158.267a, b