Peytral and Crupper Plates
Unknown Artist
early 16th century
Medium
Leather, gesso, pigment
Dimensions
crupper plate: L. 22 7/8 in. (58.1 cm); W. 25 5/8 in. (65.1 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 14 oz. (2666 g); left peytral plate: H. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); W. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. (907 g); right peytral plate: H. 25 3/8 in. (64.4 cm); W. 15 3/4 in. (42.6 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 15 oz. (876 g)
Classification
Armor for Horse
Culture
Possibly Flemish or German
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Henry G. Keasbey, 1926
Accession Number
26.235.1–.3