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Right Poleyn
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Right Poleyn

Culture
Date1600–1630
Mediumsteel with modern leather and paint
Dimensions28 × 22 cm (11 × 8 11/16 in.), 2 lb 3 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1171.12
DescriptionConsists of kneeplate plus 3 lames above, 3 below. Seems to match cuisses.
ProvenancePurchased by Museum on November 9, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Left Poleyn
Southern German
1600–1630
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Left Cuisse with Poleyn
Italian
late 16th century, with decoration from 19th century
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Left Cuisse
Southern German
1620–1625
Breastplate
Breastplate
Northern German
about 1580
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Right Vambrace
Southern German
1600–1630
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Right Cuisse
workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
about 1590–1600
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Right Cuisse
German
1620–1625
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Right Tasset
German
1620–1625
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Right Cuisse
Italian
late 16th–early 17th century, with decoration from 19th century
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Right Pauldron
Northern Italian
1570–1590
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Close Helmet for Heavy and Medium Cavalry Use, decorated with etched bands and borders
Southern German
about 1550
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Left Vambrace
Southern German
1600–1630