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Right Greave and Sabaton of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
Right Greave and Sabaton of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
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Right Greave and Sabaton of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)

Artist (Austrian, active 1554–1565)
Date1554
Mediumsteel, brass, lampblack, with modern leather
Dimensions46.5 × 31.5 × 11 cm (18 5/16 × 12 3/8 × 4 5/16 in.), 3 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.80.13
DescriptionConsisting of hinged front and rear greave plates, securing on sneck-hooks; sabaton of midplate with 4 lames above, 3 lames and toe-cap above, all overlapping toward the midplate. Greave heels are slotted for spurs.
ProvenancePurchased by Museum on September 25, 1941 from Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. (NYC). From Mackay Estate, their A-18. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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