Left Greave and Sabaton
Culture
German
Date1800s
Mediumsteel and leather
Dimensions43.5 × 11.5 × 27 cm (17 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 10 5/8 in.), 3 lb 7 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1166.14
DescriptionOf a style for heavy cavalry use.Comprising a pair of tubular, full-length greaves each formed of a front and rear plate, the former giving issue at its lower end to an integral sabaton of eight lames.
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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about 1590–1600
about 1590–1600
