Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses)
Unknown Artist
ca. 1450
Medium
Steel
Dimensions
Cuisse (a); H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12.5 oz. (808 g); cuisse (b); H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9.4 oz. (720.1 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
29.158.269a, b