Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Unknown Artist
16th century
Medium
Steel
Dimensions
each H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification
Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense
Culture
German, Nuremberg
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, 1927
Accession Number
27.183.63a, b