Right Cuisse
Culture
German
Date19th century
Mediumsteel with etching and gilding, iron, brass, leather fragments and modern leather with restorations
Dimensions2 lb 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsTwo painted numbers, other white painted spot.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.660.13
DescriptionModern, from hot-rolled steel. Also en suite with breastplate. Cuisses of five lames, articulating on sliding rivets and a set of internal leathers. Edges are rolled and roped. Turning pins on lower lame. Restored of six lames, the upper- and lowermost pierced with a pair of keyhole-shaped slots. The side-wings of each differ from the other in outline. Lower lame edge rolled, roped.Provenance(Possibly) Herberstein family, Eggenberg Castle (possibly) M. Bachereau (Paris) Mr. Oliver H. P. Belmont (NYC) ex-collection Mr. Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, L.I.). Purchased by the Museum through Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for the estate of Clarence H. Mackay on 1 April 1940. Their number A-14/104. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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