Right Cuisse
Culture
German
Date1800s
Mediumsteel and leather
Dimensions46 × 19 × 12 cm (18 1/8 × 7 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.), 2 lb 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1166.13
DescriptionOf a style for heavy cavalry use, partly decorated with etched borders. Comprising a pair of cuisses each formed of a main plate with an extension plate at its upper end and a winged poleyn at its lower end.ProvenanceStadtrath Richard Zschille (Grossenhain, Saxony) Oliver H.P. Belmont (New York and Newport) Clarence H. Mackay (died 1939) Purchased by Museum on April 1, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay, dealer's no. A-41/114. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
Southern German
about 1550