Right Poleyn (Knee Defense) from an Armor of Claude Gouffier (1501–1570)

Medium

Steel, copper alloy, gold

Dimensions

H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Classification

Armor Parts-Knee Defenses

Culture

French

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Prescott R. Andrews Jr., 1994

Accession Number

1994.390