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Left Cuisse with Poleyn of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
Left Cuisse with Poleyn of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
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Left Cuisse with Poleyn 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 × 21 × 11 cm (18 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 4 5/16 in.), 2 lb, 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.80.10
DescriptionConsisting of upper and lower thighplates, detachable on turning pin, stud, and mushroom stud; 1 lamination above the upper plate; poleyn of kneeplate with 1 lame above, 1 below. Small wing on the kneeplate.
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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Current Location
  • Exhibition Location  Gallery 206