Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defeneses (Poleyn)
Unknown Artist
16th century
Medium
Steel
Dimensions
H. of each 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm); W. of each 9 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
Classification
Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense
Culture
German, Augsburg
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, 1927
Accession Number
27.183.71a, b