Right Cuisse
Culture
Netherlandish
Date1630–1645
Mediumsteel with gilding and later blueing, brass, modern leather and fabric
Dimensions78 × 36 × 14 cm (30 11/16 × 14 3/16 × 5 1/2 in.), 8 lb, 14 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1161.11
DescriptionOf heavy steel. Tasset of 11 lames, overlapping upward; cuisse of 6 lames, with poleyn of mainplate plus 2 above, 3 below, this entire unit attaching on turning pin and mushroom stud in keyhole slots. Edges with plain inward turns without wire.ProvenanceBashford Dean collection purchased by Museum on October 26, 1950 from Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (NYC), sale no. 1186. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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