Cantle Plate for a Saddle
Cultureperhaps
German
Date1620–1639
Mediumsteel and gilding
Dimensions15 × 41 × 26 cm (5 7/8 × 16 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.), 2 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.960
DescriptionPart of a group consisting of WAM 2014.1136, 2014.960, and 2014.73.Label TextA knight's war saddle was often armored with a "pommel plate" in front and a "cantle plate" in back, decorated to match the rider's armor. The plates protected the knight's groin and thighs.Provenance(Probably) Galerie Fischer, auctioned 1936 with shaffron WAM 2014.73; subsequently separated. Purchased at auction by Museum on January 16, 1968 from the Fischer Galleries (Luzerne, Switzerland). Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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