Right Cuisse
Culture
Western European
Date1500s with modern restorations
Mediumsteel and leather
Dimensions51 × 18 cm (20 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.), 2 lb 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsAssembly nicks present on mainplates, poleyns, and lower lames--3 on L and 2 on R.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1174.13
DescriptionLike the armharness, both cuisses have been heavily reworked and composited. The L and R mainplates are not by the same hand, as indicated by the very different execution of the central crease. The extension plates below the mainplates on both sides have probably been inserted at a later stage of compositing. The decoration is largely or entirely spurious.ProvenanceClarence H. Mackay (d. 1939). Purchased by Museum on April 1, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay, dealer's no. A-30/112. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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