Left Greave and Sabaton
Artist
Léon Masselin
(French, active in New York in 1930s)
Dateabout 1930
Mediumetched steel with modern leather and restorations
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsL greave is signed 'L. Masselin armurier Roslyn."
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.661.13
DescriptionFrom the so-called "Fico" group of armors. Most of the decoration is later, from about 1805. (WJK)ProvenanceClarence Mackay Purchased by Museum on April 1, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for the estate of Clarence H. Mackay. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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